An apprentice rapper, known to justice, is targeted for acts of cruelty and serious abuse of the animal, only four months old.
A few days ago, a small dog was found by the anti-crime brigade of Argenteuil (Val-d’Oise) and entrusted in a very sorry state to the Animal Assistance Foundation. According The Parisian its owner Germain R., known by his rapper name “Rope“, was heard in immediate appearance Thursday, December 1, before requesting a dismissal to prepare his defense. A correctional hearing is scheduled for next March.
The defendant, prosecuted for serious abuse and acts of cruelty, as well as deprivation of care and food on an animal, had been placed in police custody and is now free under judicial supervision, according to information confirmed to the Figaro by a source familiar with the matter. He and his companion are the main suspects in this case of abuse, the latter being summoned for a forthcoming hearing for facts of deprivation of care and food. The 4-month-old dog, Texas (now renamed Hope), was found with a swollen head, and suffering from numerous fractures as well as malnutrition.
The well-known defendant of justice
Two officials from the Animal Assistance Foundation testified on Cyril Hanouna’s set on C8, moved to tears by the rescued dog, also describing burns, traces of acid. The reported veterinary assessment is particularly worrying, citing multiple hematomas, fractures, dehydration. The animal was placed on morphine upon consultation.
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An influencer with the pseudonym of Beska also testified to the frightened behavior of the dog in the presence of its owners. She could be the person who alerted associations or the police. According to her, the couple assumed the state in which they had plunged the dog, for his “education“.
The main defendant, Germain R., is not unknown to justice, sentenced for theft, counterfeit checks, concealment and kidnapping with theft and violence, shells The Parisian. He would earn his living on social networks, with rap content but also of a pornographic nature, on specialized platforms. During the hearing, he would have indicated that he suffered from a rare disease causing kidney and heart failure and requiring daily care. A condition that would have avoided him being remanded in custody. His girlfriend says,Rocka“, is also a regular on these social networks. She notably used the puppy for one of her music videos.
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