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| To Kwa Wan development where offense allegedly took place (Google Maps photo) |
A domestic helper has found herself facing a criminal charge of cruelty to animals after a dog died while in her care at her employer’s home in To Kwa Wan, Kowloon.
L. Portelo was remanded in jail after she appeared in a
hearing today before Magistrate Philip Chan at Kowloon City Court.
Portelo, 38 years old, is accused of “repeatedly kicking a
dog” at a flat in the Sky Tower on Sung Wong Toi Road last Sept. 14.
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“The dog was later certified dead,” the charge filed by the
Kowloon City Police said.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance, under which Portelo is charged, prescribes maximum penalties of a fine of $200,000 and imprisonment for 3 years.
