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Man receives 9-month sentence for animal cruelty

An Athens court on Tuesday sentenced a 55-year-old Albanian man to nine months in jail for beating a dog to death, and seriously injuring another, using a sledgehammer.

The man was ordered to kill the dogs by his employer, the court heard.

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