Woman Accused Of Beating Fawn To Death
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Fawn Beaten To Death
An Ohio woman is accused of beating a fawn to death with a shovel.EUCLID, Ohio—Resident Dorothy Richardson, 76, said she was defending herself when she beat to death a 25-pound fawn that was crouched in her flower bed, then stuffed the fawn’s body in a cardboard box and put it out on trash day.
A widow, she said she has been defending her garden against deer for years and this time took a shovel and beat the fawn until it died.
She said the fawn’s eyes contacted hers, like he was going to jump and bite her head off.
Euclid City Councilman Christopher Gruber says Richardson told him something different.
Gruber says Richardson said she hit it once and, according to her, it screamed and she hit it two more times, then she said that what she wanted to do was put it at the end of the yard so the other deer know not to mess with her.
Gruber is now a witness in the animal abuse case against Richardson. If convicted, she faces up to 60 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
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Three people call this woman a psycho? What of the hundreds of thousands of hunters who annually help in controlling the deer population. Waaah, it was a tiny baby deer, boo hoo. I bet it won’t be getting in her garden again.
Hopefully they prosecute this psycho and get her some clinical help before she starts beating the neighborhood children with her shovel and putting their bodies out on the curb
Sounds like someone needs a vacation to the rubber room hotel. The cheese has definitely fallen off her cracker…too many psychos out there these days. She should get together with the fireman that shot his dogs, they would have alot to talk about.
It was in her garden, it was vermin! Just like a mouse or rat. Get over it, and stop wasting the city’s money! I am a member of PETA.. People Eatting Tasty Animals. The only thing she did wrong was to not put it on the BBQ, hmmmmmm
Are you kidding me? Is this lady nuts?
If you dont like the wildlife, move ino the city. I hope they throw the book at her for this (an no, I am not a PITA supporter).
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