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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 29927Animal cruelty (torture and killing of a dog) · Co. Dublin

Dog torture and killing under investigation in Dublin

A Dachshund named Keisha was found dead in a sports bag by the Grand Canal in Dublin in September 2021. The dog, owned by Karen Tierney, had been in the canal for four days and was found tied in a bag zipped to her neck with a mobile phone wire wrapped around her neck. The dog was completely mutilated and appeared to have been beaten. No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reported27 Sep
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A Dachshund named Keisha was found dead in a sports bag.
  • The dog had been in the canal for four days before being found.
  • The dog was tied in a gear bag only half her size, zipped up to her neck, with a mobile phone wire wrapped around her neck and tied around the bag handles.
  • The dog was completely mutilated and appeared to have been beaten, with hair missing from her body.
  • The dog likely escaped through a slightly open window.
Where
The dog was found by the Grand Canal in Dublin.
Investigation
No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing.
Other details
Posters put up by the family were being taken down.
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe dog's name was Keisha (extra.ie)
  • whatThe dog was a Dachshund (extra.ie)
  • whatThe dog likely escaped through a slightly open window (extra.ie)
  • whatThe dog had been in the canal for four days before being found (extra.ie)
  • whatThe dog was tied up in a gear bag that was only half her size (extra.ie)
  • whatThe bag was zipped up to the dog's neck (extra.ie)
  • whatA mobile phone wire was wrapped around the dog's neck numerous times and tied around the handles of the bag (extra.ie)
  • whatThe dog was completely mutilated (extra.ie)
  • whatThe dog appeared to have been beaten, with hair missing from her body (extra.ie)
  • whatPosters put up by the family were being taken down (extra.ie)
  • whereThe dog was found dead in a sports bag by the Grand Canal in Dublin (extra.ie)
  • investigationNo arrests have been made (extra.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing (extra.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 27 Sep2021
    Reportedextra.ie, first report
    'Will it be a child next?' - Woman whose dog was tortured and killed breaks down on live radio - Extra.ie

    Reports the incident via a Liveline radio call-in, providing details of the dog's condition, the circumstances of its discovery, and the owner's appeal for information.

    victim, Karen Tierney, female, irish (judged from name)Karen Tierneysuspect