Mission Viejo man sentenced to a year in jail for stabbing puppy with sword

The Mission Viejo man who stabbed a puppy seven times with a sword in January has been sentenced to a year in jail. 

The puppy, an 8-month-old pit bull named Azure, was stabbed between the eyes and in the abdomen, among other places; she underwent surgery at the Alicia Pet Care Center. One of the stab wounds penetrated her liver, but veterinarians think she'll make a full recovery.  KTLA reports:

[Twenty-six-year-old Justin Carrafield] pleaded guilty Wednesday in Orange County Superior Court to animal cruelty and cultivating marijuana. A felony charge of possession of a dagger was dismissed as part of a plea bargain. ...

Sheriff's deputies were called to an apartment on La Alameda in Mission Viejo in January on reports of a domestic violence altercation.

Neighbors reported that [Carrafield] had stabbed the dog and gone back into the apartment, threatening to kill himself.

The bleeding dog was found in the parking lot, according to Orange County sheriff's Lt. Steve Bernardi.

Court documents showed Carrafield had a record that included burglaries, thefts and assaults.

-- Lindsay Barnett

Video: Azure shortly after her attack. Credit: Orange County Register

Comments

[Jupiter]

I really hope this man rots in jail. I can't even believe someone would do that to such an animal.

[Claudia Williams]

My tears go out to a loving beautiful pit bull, that shows so many people that this breed are not killers if properly loved,cared for learn love and compassion for man. Took touchier without fighting back. This person committed an act of murder. And should be punished, SO. Makes me sick.
Thank you for the post. Peace & Love Claudia Williams