The next press launch was supplied by the Suffolk County District Lawyer’s Workplace
BOSTON, December 19, 2024 – A 27-year-old man was arraigned right now in East Boston BMC on a dozen animal cruelty expenses after investigators decided he abused a 10- to 12- month-old German Shepherd over a number of months, Suffolk District Lawyer Kevin Hayden introduced.
ARMANI DOSHI, 27, of East Boston was charged with six counts of animal cruelty and 6 counts of animal cruelty by custodian.
Decide Debra Delvecchio ordered Doshi held on $100 bail and revoked his bail for 60 days on a pending Chelsea District Court docket case through which he threatened a choose.
Doshi will return to court docket on January 16 for a pre-trial listening to.
On numerous dates in September by December, the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s Legislation Enforcement Division, the Massachusetts State Police and Boston Animal Management obtained quite a few experiences concerning abuse and merciless remedy of the feminine German Shepherd by Doshi.
Witnesses reported a number of incidents of abuse that had taken place exterior of an house advanced.
They reported listening to the canine crying all through the day and reported Doshi strolling the canine by holding her in a headlock, inflicting her to stroll on simply her hind legs.
Others reported seeing Doshi lie on the canine’s neck when she barked in public areas.
Upkeep in Doshi’s constructing reported observing chunk marks on a door body, wall, and within the door once they have been requested to restore a closet in his house. The canine was typically locked within the closet with no mild, meals or water.
Based mostly on the data obtained, together with images and movies, investigators efficiently sought a warrant for Doshi’s arrest.
The canine was seized this morning by the Animal Rescue League of Boston.
Hayden, a canine proprietor, thanked witnesses for reporting the abuse and in addition thanked members of the Suffolk County Animal Cruelty Activity Pressure for his or her collaborative work.
“Throughout the vacation season many pets obtain much more consideration and affection from the households who love and look after them. However there are all the time the heartbreaking exceptions, and we’ll maintain individuals accountable for merciless and abusive habits every time we will,” Hayden mentioned.
Animal Cruelty Activity Pressure
In January 2024 Hayden created the Suffolk County Animal Cruelty Activity Pressure, a multi-agency initiative aimed toward lowering abuse of animals and coordinating efforts to deliver abusers to justice. Members embrace the police and animal management departments in Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop, the Massachusetts State Police, the Massachusetts Environmental Police, the Massachusetts Division of Agriculture, the Animal Rescue League and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. These reporting animal abuse ought to name the ARL hotline at (617) 426-9170 x110 or electronic mail [email protected].
All charged people are presumed harmless till and until confirmed responsible past an inexpensive doubt.
Suffolk County District Lawyer Kevin Hayden’s workplace serves the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, Mass. The workplace handles over 20,000 instances a 12 months. Greater than 160 attorneys within the workplace apply in 9 district and municipal courts, Suffolk Superior Court docket, the Massachusetts Appeals Court docket, the Supreme Judicial Court docket, and the Boston Juvenile Courts. The workplace employs some 300 individuals and provides a variety of companies and applications to serve anybody who is available in contact with the felony justice system. This workplace is dedicated to educating the general public concerning the companies we offer, our dedication to crime prevention, and our dedication to holding the residents of Suffolk County secure.
