LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A Lancaster City woman was sentenced to seven years of probation with the first months on house arrest for assaulting her neighbor and killing the neighbor's five-month-old Chihuahua.
Loyna Dejesus-Osorio, 53, was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Jeffery Wright on Wednesday after she entered a no-contest plea on Feb. 12, 2024, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
Dejesus-Osorio must also take anger management classes, write an 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 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 a video of the attack that picked up the victim reportedly 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, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
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 reportedly 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, according to police.
Dejesus-Osorio also stepped on the puppy’s neck during the assault and the dog was dead on arrival at the emergency veterinarian's 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.
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.
