LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Lititz man charged with animal cruelty waived his preliminary hearing on Feb. 24 and is heading to trial, according to a news release.
An investigation that started on Jan. 4 showed that Joshua Hess, 26, reportedly struck a French bulldog named Winter three times on the head after it used the bathroom inside the home, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department said.
Winter went unconscious and suffered serious injuries, including possible brain damage, after the beating, the district attorney’s office announced. The dog’s owner told the police that Hess refused to take Winter to the vet…