Police have arrested a Hong Kong businessman on suspicion of animal cruelty after his pet dog fell to its death from a flat on Sunday night.
A security guard called police at about 10.47pm when he found the dead schnauzer outside a building on Broadway in Mei Foo Sun Chuen, a private housing estate in Lai Chi Kok. Officers conducted door-to-door inquiries at the residential block and located the 59-year-old dog owner in a 19th-floor flat. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team.
At the time of the incident, the man, his wife, and their domestic helper were in a different part of the flat to where the 17-year-old dog was kept.The owner, who is accused of failing to keep the dog in a safe environment, was arrested on suspicion of cruelty to an animal, an office that carries a maximum penalty of three years in jail and a fine of up to HK$200,000.
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