A person appeared in court docket final week after fatally stabbing his canine and assaulting his roommate in Revere, Massachusetts, prosecutors mentioned Wednesday.
Police responded to a primary support name at a Lowell Street residence every week earlier, within the early morning hours of Aug. 30, in line with the workplace of Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden.
Shortly earlier than 1 a.m., officers discovered 57-year-old Don Algeni mendacity in a mattress with blood on each arms, prosecutors mentioned. He was allegedly screaming that he needed police to kill him.
Beside his mattress, Algeni’s canine was discovered with a minimum of 5 stab wounds. “A slash wound to the canine’s neck was so deep his head was almost severed,” the district legal professional’s workplace wrote in a press launch.
Authorities say Algeni misplaced consciousness and was delivered to a hospital.
According to prosecutors, Algeni’s roommate mentioned he banged on her bed room door round 9 p.m. the evening earlier than and demanded that she open it, including that he had a key and will enter on his personal. She confirmed police an Aug. 23 video during which prosecutors say Algeni was screaming at her and throwing a cup in her course.
The girl additionally informed police Algeni had informed her a few week earlier, “I’m going out and I’m not going out alone.”
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“This is a tragic and terrifying scenario for everybody concerned, together with the primary responders,” Hayden mentioned in an announcement. “Sadly, a defenseless animal was brutally attacked and killed. It’s one more instance of how unpredictable 911 calls might be and an instance of responders dealing with their duties with care and restraint.”
Authorities say knives and swords had been seized from the residence, and {that a} 12-inch Bowie knife was discovered coated in blood.
Algeni was arraigned final week on fees of animal cruelty, malicious killing or damage to a home animal, and assault and battery on a household or family member. He was ordered held with out bail pending a dangerousness listening to Thursday, prosecutors mentioned.
It was not instantly clear if Algeni had an legal professional who might reply to the fees.
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