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Dead puppy used as weapon
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published June 9, 2006
ST. PETERS, Mo. - A woman angry that her new puppy had died pushed her way into a dog breeder's home and repeatedly hit her on the head with the dead Chihuahua, authorities said. The 33-year-old woman told police she had taken the puppy to a veterinarian, who said it was only 4 weeks old and needed to be returned to its mother. But before she could return the puppy, it died. Early Wednesday, the woman went to the breeder's home, pushed her way in and began fighting with the breeder. The breeder wrestled the woman out of her house to the front porch, where the woman hit the breeder over the head numerous times with the dead puppy, police said. As the woman drove away, she waved the dead puppy out of the car's sunroof and yelled threats at the breeder, police said. She later called the breeder and threatened her and her family, according to court records. Police said they are considering felony burglary charges and misdemeanor assault charges.
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