The unusual case of "Milagros", the pit bull cited by a judge as witnessing violence against animals

Milagros attended a trial for the mistreatment of the victimbut he did not speak. Maybe he's barking. He entered the yard and before some incredulous and tender looks of tenderness, he walked with his brown fur up to the judge and sat down in a moment. He was there, waving his tail from one side to the other, happy. This is a bitch who, in an unpublished fact, was cited by justice Spanish

His story, however, dates back to 2012 and became known in a fact that shocked the Canary Islands, Spain. That year, she almost died after being savagely beaten and locked in a suitcase by his owner before throwing it in the trash where a truck almost kills him.

This episode was heard again seven years later, now in court. "What happens to the injured witness, the dog Milagros, "said Judge Sandra Barrera.

The environmental prosecutor explained to the badistants that, obviously, the witness could not speakbut that would be handled by the prosecutor's representative and a forensic pathologist. Both recalled how the injuries sustained by the animal had been caused and explained how it occurred.

A spokesman for the Canary Islands Superior Court of Justice (TSJC) explained: "The decision of the to make a dog appear During a trial as a witness, something unusual in Spanish and unpublished justice, it was agreed with all parties, who considered it a good move to raise awareness about animal abuse. "

As, the defendant testified by video conference from the city of Seville, where he is serving an additional sentence for another act, charged with the crime of theft.

"The Treaty he admitted that the bitch had thrown in a garbage can in October 2012, but he claimed to have done so because he thought it had died, "explained one source of the accused's testimony.

The bitch was saved That the garbage truck crushes it because neighbors have heard their barking inside the container and have opened a hole in the bag to be able to get it out of the head.

Now the prosecutor's office asks for a nine-month prison sentence, while the charge filed by the Valle Colino animal shelter requires one year in prison.