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Dog dies in Sandusky after being locked in hot car as 'punishment;' owner charged
Monday, August 9th 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Sandusky, Ohio woman was arrested after she told police she locked her dog inside a hot car as punishment.
Mouheb Ashakih, 58, is charged with cruelty to animals, according to Sandusky Police.
Saturday evening, police were called by a neighbor who said he saw Ashakih put her dog, Chapo, inside a Toyota Camry. The caller told police he could hear barking and then watched Ashakih "pick up Chapo and throw him into the back seat."
According to police, the neighbor saw the dog tearing up the inside of the vehicle and appeared it wanted out. Police said the neighbor went to Ashakih and told her to let the dog out and she told him, "I don't care. I want him to die."
That is when the man called police.
When officers arrived, Ashakih admitted to them that she put the dog in the car as punishment after it attacked one of her other dogs.
Officers rushed to the car and found Chapo lying on the floorboard of the car.
According to police, it was about 81 degrees outside and the Chapo had been in the car for about 30 minutes. The windows were up and the doors were locked, according to police.
Police said Ashakih began screaming when she saw Chapo and asked officers to break her car window. One of the officers broke the window to get to Chapo, but the dog had already succumbed to the conditions inside the car.
Police said the interior of the car was considerably hotter than the air temperature and there was evidence the dog had tried to scratch and dig his way out.
Ashakih was arrested for felony animal cruelty. Police said she told officers to shoot her because she would rather be shot instead of her "killing her son."
While speaking to another neighbor, police learned Ashakih had not been properly caring for her dogs and had put Chapo in another vehicle of hers in a similar fashion before.
Police said after speaking with officers, Ashakih gave her consent for officers and the dog warden to remove her remaining dogs. Four dogs were taken from the home.
Dog dies in Sandusky after being locked in hot car as 'punishment;' owner charged
Monday, August 9th 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Sandusky, Ohio woman was arrested after she told police she locked her dog inside a hot car as punishment.
Mouheb Ashakih, 58, is charged with cruelty to animals, according to Sandusky Police.
Saturday evening, police were called by a neighbor who said he saw Ashakih put her dog, Chapo, inside a Toyota Camry. The caller told police he could hear barking and then watched Ashakih "pick up Chapo and throw him into the back seat."
According to police, the neighbor saw the dog tearing up the inside of the vehicle and appeared it wanted out. Police said the neighbor went to Ashakih and told her to let the dog out and she told him, "I don't care. I want him to die."
That is when the man called police.
When officers arrived, Ashakih admitted to them that she put the dog in the car as punishment after it attacked one of her other dogs.
Officers rushed to the car and found Chapo lying on the floorboard of the car.
According to police, it was about 81 degrees outside and the Chapo had been in the car for about 30 minutes. The windows were up and the doors were locked, according to police.
Police said Ashakih began screaming when she saw Chapo and asked officers to break her car window. One of the officers broke the window to get to Chapo, but the dog had already succumbed to the conditions inside the car.
Police said the interior of the car was considerably hotter than the air temperature and there was evidence the dog had tried to scratch and dig his way out.
Ashakih was arrested for felony animal cruelty. Police said she told officers to shoot her because she would rather be shot instead of her "killing her son."
While speaking to another neighbor, police learned Ashakih had not been properly caring for her dogs and had put Chapo in another vehicle of hers in a similar fashion before.
Police said after speaking with officers, Ashakih gave her consent for officers and the dog warden to remove her remaining dogs. Four dogs were taken from the home.