A Lancaster city woman was sentenced to 7 years of probation with the first 9 months on house arrest for assaulting her neighbor and killing the neighbor’s five-month-old Chihuahua on Sept. 25, 2022, in the 100 block of Old Dorwart Street.

Loyna Dejesus-Osorio, 53, was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Wright Wednesday after she entered a no contest plea on February 12, 2024.

Dejesus-Osorio must also take anger management classes, write a letter of apology to the victim, and complete 100 hours of community service at the Humane League, Organization for the Responsible Care of Animals (ORCA), or a similar animal service organization.

Assistant District Attorney Jaimes Spring prosecuted the case and presented Judge Wright with photos of the injuries caused to both the victim and the puppy.

“This was an unprovoked attack on a neighbor she had only met once before,” Spring said.

Spring showed video of the attack that picked up the victim screaming and the defendant yelling, “don’t come through this (expletive) territory” and “that’s what you get.”

The video clip also showed a friend of the victim carrying the fatally injured puppy into the home.

Spring asked for a sentence of six to 23 months in prison, stating the defendant is a danger to the community and showed no signs of remorse or accountability for her actions.

Defense counsel mentioned the defendant’s work history and character as reasons for a mitigated sentence.  Coworkers and friends of the defendant also testified to her character.

“A person’s character is judged by what they do while nobody’s watching,” ADA Spring responded.

The victim spoke during the proceeding and stated she is still suffering from PTSD and other complications from the attack and has had to move out of her home because she felt unsafe.

On Sept. 25, 2022, at approximately 11:27 a.m., the Lancaster City Bureau of Police responded to the 100 block of Old Dorwart Street for the report of an assault.

Dejesus-Osorio attacked the victim and her five-month-old Chihuahua puppy, Tinkerbell, while they were walking down Campbell Ave. behind her home.

Dejesus-Osorio grabbed the victim by her hair, pulled her to the ground, and dragged her across the parking lot. The defendant continued to attack the victim until a witness physically pulled her off the victim.

Dejesus-Osorio stepped on the puppy’s neck during the assault and the dog was dead on arrival at the emergency veterinarian office from apparent spinal/head trauma.

The medical report showed the dog suffered a fractured orbital bone, an air bubble within the skull, a collapsed oropharynx, and at least two recently fractured left metatarsal bones.

MEDIA CONTACT: Sean McBryan, semcbryan@co.lancaster.pa.us; Twitter: @SeanMcBryanLanc.