2 accused of killing pet rabbit at Mass party


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The two suspects are accused of “brutally killing a pet rabbit during a party by knocking it to the ground and then throwing it out,” police said.

Two people were arrested Thursday on animal cruelty charges for allegedly “brutally killing” a pet rabbit during a party in Western Massachusetts, officials said.

Gabriel Nava, 20, of Chicopee, and Alexey Dimoglo, 20, of West Springfield, were taken into custody on warrants issued by Westfield District Court for an incident that occurred Nov. 27 in Westfield, according to a police statement.

The two suspects are accused of “brutally killing a pet rabbit during a party by knocking it to the ground and then throwing it out,” the statement said.

Just last month, teenagers at a party in Canton allegedly trashed a house and kicked what appeared to be a dead rabbit inside the house. Boston.com previously reported.

Authorities said parts of this week’s incident were caught on video. The party hosts did not know Nava and Dimoglo, police said.

Both Nava and Dimoglo were arraigned in Westfield District Court after their arrest on charges of cruelty to an animal and malicious killing of a domestic animal.

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