‘Businesswoman shoved her elderly golden retriever into lake then sat and watched him drown’
An entrepreneur pushed her elderly golden retriever into a lake then sat and watched the stricken dog drown, police say.
Glass company owner Nancy Bucciarelli, 66, reportedly killed the dog, called Bailey, by shoving him off a dock and into the water at Wasserman Park in Merriman, New Hampshire on June 8.
Merrimack Police Department say that after Bailey was pushed he ‘struggled to swim and eventually drowned.’
Horrified onlookers saw what was happening, and tried to step in to save Bailey, but were too late.
Police Chief Denise Roy told WMUR: ‘The witnesses actually are the ones who jumped into the water to find the dog under the water and pull the dog out.
‘They made every attempt to revive the dog, but unfortunately the dog did die.’
Bucciarelli shared multiple photos of Bailey on her Facebook page – and posted a link on March 4 this year apparently supporting plans to make animal cruelty a felony offense across the US.
She shared a meme of a dog that said: ‘I found the key to happiness. Surround yourself with animals and stay away from idiots.’
The alleged animal abuser is a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, and uploaded another snap of herself wearing a pair of socks emblazoned with the politician’s face.
Bucciarelli has now been charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals, a minor offense, meaning she only faces up to a year in jail if convicted.
She has been so viciously trolled for her alleged crime online that Merrimack Police have issued a warning to those who have threatened her.