“I do what I want, it’s my dog”
Direct witness of the scene, Victoria, shocked, tells about Facebook Having horn several times before the driver stops. When she confronts him, her answer is freezing:
“I do what I want, it’s my dog”, He would have launched, before throwing the body into his trunk “like a vulgar thing”.
Digital hunt
The video posted by Victoria quickly becomes viral. Thousands of Internet usersindignant, conduct their own investigation. In a few hours, The driver is identified : His name, workplace and personal address circulate online.
A online petition brings together more than 50 000 signaturesdemanding prosecution. But the situation degenerates. According to Rtl info, The dog owner’s house was burnt down in the night from Sunday to Monday.
An attempted murder according to the mayor of Oupeye
“We have moved on. Of the dramatic death of a dog, it has become a manhunt ”deplores Serge Fillotbourgmestre ofOupeyein remarks collected by Rtl info. He confirms that the fire was intentionally placed and that the occupier narrowly escaped the flames.
“If we set fire voluntarily at night when someone was in the house, it’s an attempted murder,” he insists. Faced with the violence of the reactions, the authorities announce measures to Securing home and workplace of man.
The owner went to the police
According to the first elements of the investigation, The man introduced himself to the Hermalle police station on Saturday morning. He says that The dog would have jumped out the window vehicle without him noticing.
A version that struggles to convince in the face of images.