Postpone until Friday coercion of North American accused of throwing dog from the 11th floor in DN

Santo Domingo.- Judge Rigoberto Sena, from the Permanent Attention Office of the National District, postponed until this Friday the hearing for a coercive measure against the American Michael Williams, accused of throwing a dog from the eleventh floor of a tower in the Bella Vista sector, in the capital. The suspension was requested by the defense attorney, José Gustavo Ulloa Bueno, with the aim of thoroughly understanding the accusation presented and preparing the corresponding budgets.

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During the hearing, the prosecutor Johnny Núñez Arroyo, representing the Public Ministry, requested the presence of a court interpreter to ensure the understanding of the process by the defendant, who is of American nationality and has English as his official language. Williams is charged with animal cruelty and biocide, in violation of Law 248-12 on Animal Protection and Responsible Ownership, after allegedly throwing a dog alive from apartment 11C of the Villa Palmeras XXII Tower on July 11, causing its death upon impact with a parked vehicle.