A Gaston County woman was jailed Tuesday and charged with brutally stabbing her 9-year-old daughter's dog to death.

Nora Ineva Servidio, of 607 Oakland St. in Lowell, faces one count of felony cruelty to animals after she allegedly stabbed the dog in the eye and upper chest, killing it in the process.

When Lowell Police arrived on the scene, the 37-year-old woman fled out the back door and hid in the crawl space under a house, according to arrest warrants. That action earned her an additional charge of misdemeanor resisting an officer.

Ivan Ruiz, the father of Servidio's daughter, appeared in court Wednesday to ask District Court Judge Pennie Thrower for a temporary domestic violence order of protection against Servidio.

Ruiz said the woman threatened to kill him with a handgun. The woman also made threats to commit suicide, according to the temporary order.

Servidio is forbidden from making contact with Ruiz and other family members. She was ordered to surrender all firearms. She isn't allowed to purchase or possess a firearm until the order expires Dec. 14.

Servidio appeared in court for the first time Wednesday, at which point she said nobody shot the dog and that it was stabbed by a roommate.

Her bond was increased from $5,000 to $20,000 by District Judge Pennie Thrower.

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