Weymouth: Police Say Man Stomped On and Killed Family’s Pet Chihuahua

WEYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Police have arrested a Massachusetts man they say stomped his family’s pet Chihuahua to death and tried to hide the body. Weymouth police say 19-year-old Shykeim Basden faces arraignment Tuesday after his arrest Monday on several charges including animal cruelty. Officers responded to reports of the killing at about 3:30 p.m. A witness told responding officers that Basden had stomped on the Chihuahua named Coco several times, then fled the apartment with the dog in his arms. A family member told police they thought Basden was going to throw the dog in a nearby pond. Police searched the shoreline and found the dog’s body.

-Associated Press