WESTFIELD, Mass. — Two men are facing charges for allegedly beating a pet bunny to death at a Westfield party in late November.
Gabriel Nava, 20, of Chicopee, and Alexey Dimoglo, 20, of West Springfield, are both charged with cruelty to an animal and malicious killing of a domestic animal.
Police say the incident happened on November 27. Both Nava and Dimoglo “are suspected of brutally killing a pet rabbit during a party by slamming it on the ground and then throwing it outside,” according to investigators.
Parts of the attack were allegedly captured on video. Police say neither men were known to the hosts of the party.
Nava and Dimoglo were taken into custody on warrants Thursday afternoon. They were arraigned at Westfield District Court.
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