Donna Hyman.Photo:Donna Hyman/Facebook
Donna Hyman/Facebook
A 36-year-old is accused of stabbing the suspect’s mother to death and also stabbing the victim’s beloved poodle before throwing the dog off the 11thfloor of a Brooklyn building.
Andre Eugene is charged with murder in the second-degree in connection with the death of the suspect’s mother, Donna Hyman.
Eugene is also charged with aggravated cruelty to animals in the death of poodle Gigi.
Eugene has entered a not guilty plea to all of the charges.
According to the complaint, Hyman, 58, had been stabbed 56 times, including stab wounds to the heart.
Donna Hyman’s dog Gigi.Donna Hyman/Facebook
Officers also “observed a lifeless and bloodied dog lying in front of the building and that the dog appeared to have multiple stab wounds to its body.”
A forensic veterinarian told police that the dog sustained stab wounds to its back, right side, end and back legs, per the complaint.
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Eugene was taken to the hospital for a dog bite to the thigh, according toABC7. Police said the suspect also had several self-inflicted stab wounds, per ABC7.
Eugene was charged on Jan. 24. A court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 27. An attorney for Eugene could not be reached for comment.
source: people.com
