Families seek justice over slain pet

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2025-02-05

SWAKOPMUND, 05 February 2025 - (From left) Lennie Hoffman, Catherine Titus and Melanie Brandt, who were all owners of the Rottweiler that was stolen, killed and cooked in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 05 FEB (NAMPA) – Families and animal lovers in Swakopmund are demanding justice over the alleged theft, brutal killing and cooking of a pet dog by a group of individuals who have since been arrested and appeared in court.
Ragnar, a Rottweiler, was an extension of three families who viewed him as more than just a pet, but rather a member of the family.
His first owner, Melanie Brandt who bought him at just four weeks old, described hi...

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