Woman 'killed boyfriend's dog by putting hairbands around its snout'

Police have charged a Long Island woman with suffocating her boyfriend's dog by putting hair bands around its neck.

Nicole Ottaiano, 29, was arrested in Oyster Bay after her boyfriend reported to her police for allegedly killing his 11-year-old Staffordshire terrier.



Police said the man noticed her putting hair bands around the snout of his other dog, a Shepherd mix named Jackpot, and asked her to stop.



Charged: Police arrested Nicole Ottaiano after her boyfriend reported her for suffocating his 11-year-old terrier named Little

He left her alone for 20 minutes and when he returned he found his terrier named Little under a blanket and not breathing.



The dog also had hair bands around its snout. He tried to revive Little, but was not successful.

He called the police who arrested and charged Ottaiano with aggravated cruelty to animals.



She pleaded not guilty at her arraignment yesterday and her bail was set at $5,000.

