Alice the Jack Russell terrier had been Seattle resident John Hickey’s companion for practically 14 years. But after Saturday, Hickey has nobody left.
Hickey advised Q13 News {that a} man got here working at him and his canine whereas on a stroll, demanding he give the person his jacket. When Hickey threatened the person with pepper spray, the suspect kicked Alice in the midst of the road.
“I heard pounding of feet and I turned around and he was running full speed at us and I didn’t have time to really do anything,” Hickey advised Q13 News. “I had her on the leash and he came running towards her, knocked me down and he kicked her so hard that she went up in the air and started hemorrhaging.”
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Hickey, 67, mentioned as quickly as his beloved canine hit the concrete, it was clear that she didn’t have a lot time left. Minutes later, Alice died in his arms.
“She thought everybody liked her and she was just proud of that,” Hickey mentioned of Alice. “And the most horrible thing, when she died she gave me a look… just was like she was confused that anyone would do something like that to her.”
On Tuesday, a decide finally determined to launch the 29-year-old suspect with no bail. He has not been formally charged. Seattle Police objected to the suspect’s launch, saying his “escalating behavior will continue.”
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Prosecutors referred to as on the decide to cost the person with felony animal cruelty, however the decide dominated there was possible trigger for second-degree animal cruelty, which is a misdemeanor.
Hickey is now in a wheelchair after the assault and is uncertain what life will probably be like now that his lovable companion has handed away. He lives alone and says that Alice was at all times there for him when he wanted her.
“She got me through days when I literally don’t think I would’ve gotten up in the morning,” Hickey mentioned. “Except I knew she needed me and she knew that I needed her.”
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Hickey is devastated on the lack of his greatest pal and is mourning her demise. It’s unclear whether or not the suspect will probably be introduced on with any costs for the assault.
One factor is for sure, although: Hickey goes to overlook Alice greater than something.
“She would cuddle up and wrap her arms around my neck,” Hickey mentioned. “She’s all I had. She was all I needed.”
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