Man Forces Daughter To Kill

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Published: Fri, March 14, 2008 - 4:26 am
Last Updated: Fri, March 14, 2008 - 4:29 am
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana father is behind bars for
allegedly forcing his seven-year old daughter to kill the family's
cat.
The cat, named Boots, was stabbed to death last Sunday.
According to the arrest affadavit, Danield Collins said he
wanted his children to "learn how to kill."
Police say Collins gave his son the knife first, but the
11-year-old boy hid the cat and put ketchup on the knife to
simulate blood. They say when the father realized the cat was still
alive, he forced the knife into his daughter's hand and made her
stab the cat.
Police say Collins finally stabbed and strangled the cat
himself, and had his son throw the carcass in the trash.
The children, who live with their grandparents, say their father
was drunk when he came for a visit. Collins is being held on
$40,000 bond on charges of animal cruelty, battery and child
neglect.


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