A Lancaster city woman pleaded no contest Monday to charges of aggravated cruelty to animals and simple assault for attacking a neighbor and killing the victim’s dog on Sept. 25, 2022, in the 100 block of Old Dorwart Street.

Loyna Dejesus-Osorio, 53 of the 100 block of Dorwart Street, will be sentenced at a later date by Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Wright following a presentence investigation.

The victim testified at the preliminary hearing that Dejesus-Osorio attacked her 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.

According to a criminal complaint, Dejesus-Osorio told the victim “Don’t come through this (expletive) territory” and “You were talking (expletive), that’s what you got” during the attack.

Assistant District Attorney Jaimes Spring is prosecuting the case.

Lancaster City Bureau of Police Officer Jason Windlebleck filed charges.

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