A dog trainer in Southern California, Kwong Chun Sit, also known as Tony, was convicted of multiple counts of felony animal cruelty and other charges related to the deaths of nearly a dozen dogs in his care.
Investigation and Conviction
Sit, 54, and his girlfriend, Tingfeng Liu, 24, were convicted last week after an investigation by the Irvine Police Department and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. The investigation began when a dog owner, Alexander Kostyukevich, reported that his dog, Miko, had died while in Sit’s care.
Authorities found that Sit had left the dogs in small crates in the back of a hot van, where they died of heatstroke, and then pretended to be their owners to get them cremated. The couple is set to face punishment for the horrific deaths during sentencing on July 10.
Sit could be sentenced to almost 14 years in prison, while Liu could be sentenced to four years. The deaths of the dogs were determined to be caused by hyperthermia and heatstroke, with one dog also suffering from blunt force trauma to the head.
Original reporting: El Paso News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
