Graphic content warning: The Middelburg Observer conducted an exclusive interview with the owner of the dog that was horrifically stabbed.
In shocking videos that have gone viral on social media, a bull terrier is seen being repeatedly stabbed in the neck and mouth by a man who appears to be self-proclaimed pastor Andries Jeremiah Labuschagné.
Labuschagné and his wife Reinette were arrested on September 6. In the videos, Leo’s owner Tanya Sanders can be heard screaming in distress as she attempts to stop the attack, even climbing on top of Leo to protect him. Andries’ wife Reinette is alleged to have handed her husband the knives used in the attack.
“Every morning, I would make my bed and Leo would get the zoomies and jump on it, trying to stop me… Leo loved playing games like tug-of-war, and especially enjoyed play wrestling with my 13-year-old son Andre.” Sanders was once a neighbour of the Labuschagnés, with her stating that Andries would give Leo treats almost every day, often playing with him. She said he even helped transport him to the flats from her ex-husband’s house, and he gave Leo water and food for the night.At 10:00 on September 3, Andries reportedly arrived at the flats, wanting to move Leo to a different yard. Sanders said she told him to wait, saying the owner of the flats would be there shortly and that he would move Leo.
Sanders told the Middelburg Observer that all she remembers is being in the bath, washing Leo’s blood off her skin. “Someone told me they had to drag me off of Leo’s body, because I wouldn’t let go. The owner of the flats arrived two hours later. The whole reason we were moving Leo was because he needed more space. Two hours later, he would have been taken to a farm where he could have run around as much as he liked.
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