NEW ROCHELLE – A 35-year-old New Rochelle man has been charged with assaulting his daughter with a belt and injuring their dog, a Cane Corso puppy, at their 11 Garden Street apartment.
The incident occurred at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 16 when New Rochelle Police conducted a follow up investigation into allegations of child abuse and animal cruelty. The daughter lives with her mother in New York City.
During the course of the investigtion, detectives learned that the individual – Xavier Sanchez, owned the dog that was reportedly being mistreated. When officers went to the apartment to interview neighbors, they hear the dog yelping in apparent distress. Detectives knocked on the door and Sanchez let them in where they found the dog bleeding from its heares and exhibiting significant bruising and swelling to its face.
Sanchez was taken into custody in connection with the reported assault involving his daughter as wewll as endangering the welfare of a child and torturing or injuring animals.
The dog was taken to an animal hospital for care and the ASPCA was notified.
The investigation into both incidents is ongoing.
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