SPCA: Selden teen attacked, killed dog
Vincent Maio, 18, of Selden,is led out of the Suffolk County Police Department's Sixth Precinct in Selden to be arraigned in Central Islip Criminal Court. He's accused of killing a dog. (March 2, 2011) Credit: James Carbone
A Selden teenager faces a felony animal cruelty charge after he attacked his ex-girlfriend's dog, causing fatal injuries, authorities said Wednesday.
Detectives with the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals arrested Vincent A. Maio, 18, of 9 Montclair Dr., "for allegedly picking up the dog, throwing it into a nightstand, and then punching it in the head," on Jan. 31, the SPCA said in a news release.
The dog, a 5-year-old female Pomeranian named Foxy, sustained multiple rib fractures and a punctured lung, and her condition deteriorated to the point that CPR had to be administered at a veterinarian's office before she died, SPCA Chief Roy Gross said in the release.
Gross called the alleged attack "a horrible act of animal cruelty," adding that "Foxy was a very docile dog who didn't deserve to be treated in this cruel manner."
Maio was arrested at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, court records show.
He was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in First District Court in Central Islip.
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