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Brentwood Man Strangled Dog While FaceTiming Family: Suffolk DA
Three children were on the call, and the man is accused of threatening his family to not report the dog's killing, DA Timothy Sini says.

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Three children were on the call, and the man is accused of threatening his family to not report the dog's killing, DA Timothy Sini says.

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