(KRON) — An animal cruelty case is in San Mateo County court Thursday as the defense attempts to have the charge dismissed ahead of jury trial. Bryan Jose Ledesma-Ramirez, 24, of Redwood City, is accused of using a broom stick to torture a goose to death in 2022.
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office began the investigation into the animal abuse on Nov. 18, 2022, after detectives downloaded the contents of Ledesma-Ramirez’s cell phone as part of an unrelated investigation, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said three videos on the device showed Ledesma-Ramirez, along with another man identified as Jorge Luis Barenca-Soto, torturing the goose.
“They discovered three videos on his phone from July 22, 2022 showing the defendant and accomplice [Barenca-Soto] torturing a goose to death using a broom stick and crushing the goose’s neck,” the DA’s office wrote.
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In the video, the goose “can be heard making pained noises until it died from the torture,” according to prosecutors…