{"id":262037,"date":"2026-05-07T14:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262037\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:13:09","slug":"florida-woman-body-slams-kicks-puppy-who-later-dies-from-injuries-deputies-say-orlando-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262037\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida woman body slams, kicks puppy who later dies from injuries, deputies say \u2013 Orlando Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"

A puppy that had been subjected to abuse by a Florida woman has died from its injuries.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office provided an update to a case of the small male Maltese puppy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with deep sadness that we share the dog involved in the April 30, 2026 animal cruelty case has passed away,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office posted on its Facebook page. \u201cDespite the extensive efforts of the Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center and veterinary staff, the dog could not be saved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials said cameras observed 33-year-old Imania Davis slamming the dog onto the ground twice and kicking it, according to a sheriff\u2019s office press release.<\/p>\n

\"ImaniaImania Davis, 33, was arrested on six counts of animal cruelty charges on April 30, 2026. (Courtesy\/Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n

Deputies transported the dog to a veterinarian, where it received emergency care and treatment for a broken leg, but the medical treatment could not save the dog from succumbing to its injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a deeply upsetting case that has impacted our entire community,\u201d said Sheriff Chad Chronister. \u201cWhat this innocent animal endured was cruel, violent, and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials initially charged Davis with six counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.<\/p>\n

They are now working with the State Attorney\u2019s Office regarding additional charges that may apply after the dog\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

The case remains an active investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A puppy that had been subjected to abuse by a Florida woman has died from its injuries. On…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262038,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[112,28,30,3475,29,114,115,109],"class_list":["post-262037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-man","tag-florida-news","tag-latest-headlines","tag-news","tag-social"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}