A Lansdowne man appeared in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday after he was busted by cops for viciously attacking a dog belonging to a homeless man.
Cape of Good Hope SPCA spokesperson Belinda Abraham says the 70-year-old oupa was left devastated after his loyal companion was stabbed by the suspect in a fit of rage last week.
The stabbing left the dog paralysed and she had to be put down.
Abraham says their inspectors received a call about an injured dog in Lansdowne on 8 September and responded to find the oupa with his injured Border Collie cross breed named Meira.
Abraham says: “When a man lost an argument with a woman in the streets recently, he violently took his frustrations out on Meira, who was doing nothing, but sitting contentedly with her owner.”
Abraham says after allegedly plunging a 20cm long blade into Meira’s back, the suspect, Vicky Solomons, proceeded to lift her up and kick her before walking away and leaving her in a bloody pile on the ground.
“Inspector Jeffery Mfini responded to the call and transported the badly injured Meira, who was unable to use her hind legs at all, to our animal hospital for treatment.
“The veterinary prognosis was horrible – Meira had been left paralysed by the attack and needed to be euthanised to prevent further suffering.”
Abraham says they opened an animal cruelty case at Lansdowne SAPS and the suspect arrested at his home in the Flamingo Vlei informal settlement on Tuesday.
Police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana confirmed the arrest.
Solomons was released on bail yesterday and in court 1 October.