The Supreme Court today upheld its decision in the appeal against the acquittal of the Famagusta District Court in the case of the death of the little dog Billy in Ayia Napa in 2014.
The Court, by a decision dated 9/12/2015, acquitted the two defendants in the case, namely the hotel manager in Ayia Napa and his employee, in all the charges they faced and which concerned causing the death of the animal.
The Party for the Animals of Cyprus had disagreed with the decision, which asked the Attorney General to appeal the decision of the Court, which it did.
The President of the Party for Animals Kyriakos Kyriakou, who was present at today's hearing before the three-member Court of Appeal, told KYPE that the two sides made their final statements on their positions and the Court reserved its decision at a later date. stage.
According to an announcement by the Animal Party, the autopsy on the dog's body showed that his death was due to cerebral hemorrhage, as a result of a severe injury to the base of the skull. Billy, according to the announcement, was thrown alive inside a carton crushing machine.
Source: KYPE