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Criminal charges withdrawn in dog-beating case

Case transferred to provincial offences court
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Two people facing charges for abusing a dog have had their criminal charges withdrawn and will instead have their cases heard in provincial offences court next month.

Two people facing charges for abusing a dog have had their criminal charges withdrawn and will instead have their cases heard in provincial offences court next month.

Chelcea Martin, 18, and Cody Morin-Bond, 20, were charged after a video emerged online in June showing a dog named Chico being forced to eat his own feces and repeatedly punched and kicked. 

Morin-Bond was in court Tuesday, while Martin was represented by a court-appointed lawyer. The pup, Chico, has since been adopted along with another dog in the home. 

The pair will have their case heard Dec. 4 at Tom Davies Square. Provincial offences cases rarely end up with jail sentences, with a fine the most common result of a conviction. 


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