20-Something Receives Suspended Sentence for Throwing Puppy from 15th Floor Over Late Appointment

A person in their 20s who threw an acquaintance's pet dog out of an apartment window, killing it because they were late for an appointment, has been given a suspended prison sentence.
According to legal circles on Monday, June 15, Judge Kim Ju-hyeon of the Cheongju District Court's Chungju Branch sentenced the defendant, identified as A, to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, on charges of violating the Animal Protection Act.
A was indicted for throwing a two-month-old puppy, owned by a younger acquaintance named B, out of a window from the 15th-floor emergency staircase of an apartment in Eumseong-gun, North Chungcheong Province, at approximately 5:00 p.m. on September 8 of last year.
The puppy died instantly upon hitting the ground.
It was determined that A committed the act because B was late for their scheduled meeting.
Judge Kim stated, "The defendant's method of committing the crime was cruel and the consequences are grave, making the act highly blameworthy," but added, "The sentence was determined by taking into account that the defendant is reflecting on the crime and has reached a settlement with the owner of the dog."
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