Sophia Ong Daijuan, 26, was also banned from owning new dogs for a period of a year. However Ong, who suffers from Major Depressive Disorder, will get to keep her current dog, as a psychiatrist had stated that her mental condition might worsen if it was taken from her.
A post-mortem examination conducted on the carcass revealed that the canine died from traumatic injuries to its head and abdomen, with a liver laceration and bleeding within the lung. Apart from a charge of cruelly torturing the chihuahua, Ong also pleaded guilty to failing to feed it daily, causing it to suffer unnecessarily and lose weight. A charge of beating the hound with her bare hands was taken into consideration for sentencing.
Ong administered CPR to the lifeless dog, but the animal remained unresponsive. Her mother then arranged for a pet cremation service provider to collect its carcass for cremation later that day.