The 50-year-old was angry with his neighbors for taking his dog away. He threatened them, insulted them and was about to set fire to their foil tunnel for growing vegetables. Police officers from Orzysz (Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship) forbade the man to contact his neighbors.
The police reported that in the commune of Orzysz, a 50-year-old man had been treating his dog inappropriately for many months: he exposed it to severe frost, did not feed it properly, and beat the animal.
“Ultimately, the 50-year-old led the quadruped to emaciation and bodily injury. The neighbors could no longer look at the dog’s harm and took him in good faith to save him. They notified the appropriate services, thanks to which the rescued dog went to an animal shelter, Its owner was arrested by the police, the police said in a statement.
He threatened and insulted his neighbors
The owner of the dog was angry with the neighbors, insulted them, threatened them with death, and was about to set fire to their foil tunnel for growing vegetables. The 50-year-old was also to announce that he would also burn the neighbors’ house and outbuildings.
A man allegedly set fire to a neighbor’s garden tunnelKPP Pisz
After the arrest of the 50-year-old, the police charged him with forcing his neighbors to behave in a certain way, abusing a dog, the third charge related to making criminal threats at a neighbor in order to influence him as a witness in the proceedings.
A foil tunnel for vegetables was set on fire
“The man did not admit to committing the acts he was accused of. He only added that the foil tent was set on fire accidentally, because his lighter exploded,” the release said.
A man allegedly set fire to a neighbor’s garden tunnelKPP Pisz
The court ordered the 50-year-old man to be placed under police surveillance and banned from contacting his neighbors.
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