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A Florida man was arrested this week connected animal cruelty charges aft he allegedly changeable nan family canine successful nan look during a conflict astir whether he cheated connected his fiancée, officials said.
Farhad Deiham, 41, had allegedly threatened to sprout everyone successful his home, including 2 children, aft he was confronted astir cheating allegations, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said successful a Tuesday property conference.
After officers arrived astatine nan location connected Monday night, they recovered the dog, Louie, hiding, "gushing humor from his cervix and his face."
Surveillance video that nan sheriff’s section showed astatine nan property convention appeared to show Deiham sprout nan pit bull operation extracurricular of nan home. The canine falls complete successful nan video and tin beryllium heard screaming and crying.
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Farhad Deiham is accused of shooting Louie nan canine successful nan face. (Lee County Sheriff's Department)
"These screams continued aft nan video cuts out," Marceno said. "The canine showed zero aggression and only wanted to beryllium loved."
Louie was taken to a pet infirmary wherever he sewage contiguous attraction and was "sweet and loving pinch everyone he came into interaction with," Marceno said. He is expected to make a afloat recovery, "but we request immoderate clip to afloat heal nan wounds connected his face," he added.
Deiham has been charged pinch aggravated animal cruelty. "He won’t cheat his measurement retired of this one," Marceno said.
Louie made an quality astatine Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno's Tuesday property conference. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)
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Louie showed up looking patient astatine nan property convention later and was fixed a cupcake by Marceno who said: "Today is Louie’s day arsenic acold arsenic I’m concerned."
He added aft Louie ate his cupcake: "As you tin see, this is an astonishing canine pinch a batch of emotion to give."
"Our suspect, he’s committed 1 thing, of being a scumbag. After 13 years of being successful a relationship, a home relationship, nan only point he committed to is being that. He hasn’t committed to his narration ‘cause he’s cheated his measurement retired and now shoots a dog."
Louie was recovered bleeding from his face. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)
Deiham doesn’t person a convulsive criminal history, but his sanction will spell connected an animal maltreatment registry, and he won’t beryllium allowed to ain a canine for 5 years if he’s convicted.
The children successful nan location were unharmed and nan Department of Children and Families has been notified astir nan incident. It’s unclear whose children they were.
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"We recovered Louie nan canine virtually conscionable suffering and bleeding extracurricular hiding," Marceno reiterated. "It’s not conscionable a canine aliases conscionable an animal. I cognize location are people, unfortunately, retired location who deliberation that," he said. "It’s besides nan mindset of nan personification that does this act. If they don’t attraction for animal, I’m telling you now, those are flags for illustration you’ve ne'er seen. Because that shows a peculiar mindset. It’s personification that has nary heart."
