A couple from Irvine The operation of a dog training service was accused of multiple positions of serious crimes on Monday that involve the death of at least 11 dogs, and some of the animals could be examined before.
Kwong “Tony” Chun Sit, 53, or Irvine and his girlfriend, Tingfeng Liu or Vista, 23, were arrested last week, both under suspicion of animal cruelty and destruction of evidence, according to a police department of Irvine Press release. One of the victim’s owners told the authorities one day before the couple’s trial. They said they had resorted to a message from the coach who said that his dog had died while sleeping and incinerated leg.
“The family contacted us [and] He thought he was a suspicious child that his healthy dog died with this coach, “the Irvine police spokesman Kyle Olmoerp, last Thursday, told last Thursday.
When investigating, the Departments Animal Services Unit found more than one canine victim.
The Orange County District Prosecutor’s Office confirmed in a press release on Monday that at least 11 dogs died in possession of SIT. All bodies, including cremates, were recovered.
The researchers discovered that two dogs died from heat stroke, and one of force of forceful force. Two dogs were incinerated before they could be examined, and the remains were delivered to the owners.
At least six animals have pending necropsy, prosecutors said.
The authorities believe that the couple left the first dog in a crematorium on June 13. By June 18, the total number of bodies rose to 11.
“Our dogs love us UNCONDITIONALLY, AND TO HAV SUB WHHO ADVERSED HIMSELF AS A DOG LOVER WHO WOUD TREAT H GIRLIST H GIRLRIEND H GIRLRIEND H GIRLRIEND H GIRLRIEND H GIRLRECHT HIST GIRLRIEND H. GIRLR. Todd Spitzer said in a statement. “No animal deserves to be killed and then thrown like a piece of garbage. The abuse of any animal will not be tolerated.”
SIT, which operated the K9 Academy dog training service, faces 30 positions: 11 serious cruelty cruelty, 11 charges of animal abuse by a caregiver, seven positions of attempt to destroy evidence and an evil
Liu, who believes that he has helped to sit down to leave dogs in the crematoriums, faces four positions: a count of serious crimes accessories to a serious crime, a count of destruction of evidence of misfortune and two mistreated or destruction of the destruction tried.
The couple remains in custody instead or a bail of $ 550,000. The amount of the bond increased after prosecutors said the couple was full and ready to flee before being arrested.
SIT faces a sentence of maximum of 13 years and Liu four years if they are convicted of all positions, Chordination to the Orange County District Prosecutor’s Office.
K9 Academy offered a variety or training programs, such as one to four sessions on behavioral training that vary at the price of $ 999 to $ 3,999. The Irvine Police Department said it could be more victims since SIT operated under different names of the company through southern California.
Any person with information related to the case or whose dog died under the care of the SIT coach must contact subsete@cityofirvine.org.
