ATLANTA (Feb. 10) - Two teenage brothers were each sentenced to 10 years in prison for torturing a puppy by cooking it in an oven.
Joshua Moulder, 17, and Justin, 19, pleaded guilty in January to charges including burglary, criminal damage to property, terroristic threats and cruelty to children.
The brothers brought neighborhood children to see the dead puppy, then threatened to kill them if they reported it, prosecutors said.
Police said they found the dead mixed-breed puppy inside an oven at an apartment community center Aug. 21. Scratch marks were found inside the oven, indicating the puppy had been alive when it was placed inside, prosecutors said.
A necropsy on the 3-month-old dog found its paws and snout had been duct taped and it had been doused with paint before being placed in the oven, prosecutors said.
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Do you think the punishment was fair?
Any of us who have had pets know we treat them just like family. When we lose them, it's as hard as losing family. To do what these kids did to them is sick and disgusting. Duct taping it and then cooking it in an oven is torture.
Doing this to a human would get you life in prision, maybe the death penatly. I think the punishment is about right. Maybe it's even too light.
If this thread should be moved to another area, please feel free to do so.
Joshua Moulder, 17, and Justin, 19, pleaded guilty in January to charges including burglary, criminal damage to property, terroristic threats and cruelty to children.
The brothers brought neighborhood children to see the dead puppy, then threatened to kill them if they reported it, prosecutors said.
Police said they found the dead mixed-breed puppy inside an oven at an apartment community center Aug. 21. Scratch marks were found inside the oven, indicating the puppy had been alive when it was placed inside, prosecutors said.
A necropsy on the 3-month-old dog found its paws and snout had been duct taped and it had been doused with paint before being placed in the oven, prosecutors said.
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Authorities also found damaged computers, broken glass and splattered paint on the walls of the newly refurbished community center.
<!-- /PARAGRAPH OBJECT --> The brothers' first trial ended in a mistrial in December. Their attorney, Timothy Owens, said he had hoped his clients' sentencing would have focused more on rehabilitation than incarceration.Do you think the punishment was fair?
Any of us who have had pets know we treat them just like family. When we lose them, it's as hard as losing family. To do what these kids did to them is sick and disgusting. Duct taping it and then cooking it in an oven is torture.
Doing this to a human would get you life in prision, maybe the death penatly. I think the punishment is about right. Maybe it's even too light.
If this thread should be moved to another area, please feel free to do so.