To widespread dismay, judges on Monday evening declared Mustapha not guilty of "serious mistreatment and acts of cruelty" against Romy, a six-month-old dog. On the night of March 20, he had dragged the Belgian Malinois for over half a kilometer in Reims. Tethered by a leash to the back of his T-Cross, the bloodied animal howled in pain. The driver pleaded "accident" on Monday, May 4, swearing he "heard nothing." Romy, pictured here at the shelte…
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To widespread dismay, judges on Monday evening declared Mustapha not guilty of "serious mistreatment and acts of cruelty" against Romy, a six-month-old dog. On the night of March 20, he had dragged the Belgian Malinois for over half a kilometer in Reims. Tethered by a leash to the back of his T-Cross, the bloodied animal howled in pain. The driver pleaded "accident" on Monday, May 4, swearing he "heard nothing." Romy, pictured here at the shelte…