A person from Massenna area in Balangoda has been arrested by the Balangoda Police over the charges of killing a pet dog by sexually abusing it.

Reportedly, the perpetrator had secretly taken his neighbor’s dog to his house, last night (13) where he sexually abused the animal.

Hearing the cries of the dog coming from a neighboring house, the pet owner’s son had gone to check on the dog. Upon seeing the neighbor on the act, the son had pushed the man away from the dog and proceeded to take the dog to a veterinarian.

However, the three-month-old animal had succumbed to its injuries upon arrival at the vet.

Subsequently, the owner of the pet had informed the police on the matter and accordingly, the Balangoda Police had acted to arrest the perpetrator.

Balangoda Chief Magistrate ordered the 50-year-old perpetrator to be directed to a psychiatrist to obtain a report on his mental health. He had then been produced at the judicial medical officer at the Balangoda Base Hospital before being remanded as per Chief Magistrate’s order.

The police had sent the body of the dog to the Balangoda Veterinary Officer seeking a postmortem report.

Balangoda police are conducting further investigations on the matter.