Woman, 24, 'tortured and then killed' a friend's pet dog Rocky - before fleeing the home and only being tracked down suburbs away 15 hours later
A woman has been charged with torturing and then killing a dog after a domestic dispute in Sydney's inner west.
The 24-year-old woman allegedly tortured, beat and then killed Rocky on Cahill Place at Marrickville about 1.30am on Saturday.
Rocky, a 13-year-old English Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was found with cuts across its neck and was rushed to a nearby vet for surgery, but could not be saved.
Police were initially called to the scene after the 24-year-old woman was involved in a dispute with a 44-year-old woman who was known to her inside a unit.
A 24-year-old woman has been charged with torturing and then killing a dog after a domestic dispute at Cahill Place in Marrickville, in Sydney's inner west
Rocky, a 13-year-old English Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was found with cuts across its neck and was rushed to a nearby vet for surgery, but could not be saved (Stock image)
The younger woman allegedly fled the scene of the attack in the aftermath.
Officers began a search for the woman and eventually found her on Oxford Street, in Surry Hills, about 4.20pm the same day.
She was taken to Surry Hills Police Station and charged with torture, beat and cause death of animal.
She was also hit with two charges of stalk or intimidate, two counts of contravening an AVO, two counts of breaching her bail and one of using a carriage service to menace or harass.
The woman is due to appear in Parramatta Bail Court on Sunday.