A 75-year-old woman caught on camera intentionally running over a puppy has been arrested after a massive search. Hahn Nguyen was taken into custody by the Santa Ana Police Department after officers tracked her down using licence plate registration.
Footage showed Nguyen pulling her minivan off the freeway in Los Angeles on September 8. She then took out the 9-month-old pit bull puppy named Blackley and placed him underneath the vehicle. After sprinkling dog food near the driver’s door, she drove forward as the puppy was sniffing it and ran him over.
Admission and Charges
When confronted, Nguyen admitted to owning and abandoning the puppy. If found guilty of intentionally killing the puppy, she could face up to three years in prison and $20,000 in fines as a felony charge.
It took weeks for police to find the woman as they scoured video evidence. When officers arrived at Nguyen’s house, they found the minivan from the footage parked inside her garage.
Public Outrage
The incident has sparked outrage online. One person wrote: “That is awful. How can anybody do something like that to a little puppy, to any type of little animal? That’s horrific.” Another said: “It’s beyond scope how anyone can be that f***ing sick and cruel to that poor innocent little puppy.”
