{"id":1032,"date":"2026-06-02T13:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:41:20","slug":"california-dog-trainer-on-trial-for-deaths-of-nearly-a-dozen-canines-in-his-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1032","title":{"rendered":"California dog trainer on trial for deaths of nearly a dozen canines in his care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p>An Irvine dog trainer attempted to cover up his responsibility in the deaths of nearly a dozen canines under his care by trying to quickly get the animals cremated and lying to their owners that the pets had peacefully passed away in their sleep, a prosecutor told an Orange County Superior Court jury on Monday, June 1 at the start of an animal cruelty trial.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1020\">Video of unattended Peninsula vote center sparks concern<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The owners\u2019 quick outreach to police resulted in officers preventing most of the dogs from actually being cremated, and resulted in the trainer, Kwong \u201cTony\u201d Chun Sit, and a woman he lived and worked with, Tingfeng Liu, facing felony charges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0Bay Area shelters sent more than 1,200 dogs to rescue now accused of killing them<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The deaths of the dogs and arrest of the trainer and his associate drew widespread news coverage, as shattered families emotionally described the loss of their beloved pets. Sit is facing more than 20 felony animal cruelty and abuse charges, along with eight misdemeanor charges of attempting to destroy evidence. Liu is facing a felony charge of being an accessory after the fact, along with three misdemeanor destroying or attempting to destroy evidence charges.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kwong Chun Sit listens to opening statements in court in...\" class=\"wp-image-1022\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0bbf12e5abf56ad996b710adfd3e830a-1024x656.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0bbf12e5abf56ad996b710adfd3e830a-1024x656.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0bbf12e5abf56ad996b710adfd3e830a-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0bbf12e5abf56ad996b710adfd3e830a-768x492.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0bbf12e5abf56ad996b710adfd3e830a-1536x984.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0bbf12e5abf56ad996b710adfd3e830a.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Kwong Chun Sit listens to opening statements in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026.\nSit is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Defense attorneys and their clients listen to Deputy District Attorney...\" class=\"wp-image-1023\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/925be40568c817702a121f5dbbbb2001-1024x797.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/925be40568c817702a121f5dbbbb2001-1024x797.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/925be40568c817702a121f5dbbbb2001-300x233.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/925be40568c817702a121f5dbbbb2001-768x597.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/925be40568c817702a121f5dbbbb2001-1536x1195.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/925be40568c817702a121f5dbbbb2001.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Defense attorneys and their clients listen to Deputy District Attorney Danica Drotman\u2019s opening statement, with exhibits, in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026. Kwong Chun Sit is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care. Tingfeng Liu is facing a single felony count of being an accessory after the fact, as well as several lesser misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tingfeng Liu, left, reacts during opening statements in court in...\" class=\"wp-image-1024\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce2a2076a95608ce44d92ff8c080f53d-1024x709.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce2a2076a95608ce44d92ff8c080f53d-1024x709.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce2a2076a95608ce44d92ff8c080f53d-300x208.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce2a2076a95608ce44d92ff8c080f53d-768x532.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce2a2076a95608ce44d92ff8c080f53d-1536x1064.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce2a2076a95608ce44d92ff8c080f53d-590x410.webp 590w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce2a2076a95608ce44d92ff8c080f53d.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Tingfeng Liu, left, reacts during opening statements in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026.\nLiu, seated beside her attorney Frederick Fascenelli, is facing a single felony count of being an accessory after the fact, as well as several lesser misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence.\nKwong Chun Sit, right, is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG).\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Deputy District Attorney Danica Drotman gives her opening statement in...\" class=\"wp-image-1025\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3f9c701429f09a3b66ff6ef4284005b4-1024x699.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3f9c701429f09a3b66ff6ef4284005b4-1024x699.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3f9c701429f09a3b66ff6ef4284005b4-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3f9c701429f09a3b66ff6ef4284005b4-768x524.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3f9c701429f09a3b66ff6ef4284005b4-1536x1048.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3f9c701429f09a3b66ff6ef4284005b4.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Deputy District Attorney Danica Drotman gives her opening statement in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026.\nKwong Chun Sit is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care.\nTingfeng Liu is facing a single felony count of being an accessory after the fact, as well as several lesser misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Defense attorney Kate Corrigan listens as Deputy District Attorney Danica...\" class=\"wp-image-1026\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/49b12a48e0a1bae073ebbcfcc0091882-766x1024.webp\" width=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/49b12a48e0a1bae073ebbcfcc0091882-766x1024.webp 766w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/49b12a48e0a1bae073ebbcfcc0091882-224x300.webp 224w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/49b12a48e0a1bae073ebbcfcc0091882-768x1026.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/49b12a48e0a1bae073ebbcfcc0091882-1149x1536.webp 1149w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/49b12a48e0a1bae073ebbcfcc0091882-1532x2048.webp 1532w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/49b12a48e0a1bae073ebbcfcc0091882.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Defense attorney Kate Corrigan listens as Deputy District Attorney Danica Drotman gives her opening statement, with exhibits, in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026. Kwong Chun Sit is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care. Tingfeng Liu is facing a single felony count of being an accessory after the fact, as well as several lesser misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kwong Chun Sit, right, listens to opening statements in court...\" class=\"wp-image-1027\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/106502250e866e46cc9e6c04466678af-1024x576.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/106502250e866e46cc9e6c04466678af-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/106502250e866e46cc9e6c04466678af-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/106502250e866e46cc9e6c04466678af-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/106502250e866e46cc9e6c04466678af-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/106502250e866e46cc9e6c04466678af.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Kwong Chun Sit, right, listens to opening statements in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026 along with Tingfeng Liu, left, and her attorney Frederick Fascenelli.\nSit is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care.\nLiu is facing a single felony count of being an accessory after the fact, as well as several lesser misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG).\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kwong Chun Sit\u00e2\u0080\u0099s defense attorney Kate Corrigan gives her opening...\" class=\"wp-image-1028\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9ddb150de4f5bd4791f69812a2557f-1024x782.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9ddb150de4f5bd4791f69812a2557f-1024x782.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9ddb150de4f5bd4791f69812a2557f-300x229.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9ddb150de4f5bd4791f69812a2557f-768x586.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9ddb150de4f5bd4791f69812a2557f-1536x1173.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9ddb150de4f5bd4791f69812a2557f.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Kwong Chun Sit\u2019s defense attorney Kate Corrigan gives her opening statement in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026.\nSit is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care. Tingfeng Liu is facing a single felony count of being an accessory after the fact, as well as several lesser misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tingfeng Liu\u00e2\u0080\u0099s defense attorney Frederick Fascenelli gives his opening statement...\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb279050d6ec067148a825fb4b74e493-1024x754.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb279050d6ec067148a825fb4b74e493-1024x754.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb279050d6ec067148a825fb4b74e493-300x221.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb279050d6ec067148a825fb4b74e493-768x566.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb279050d6ec067148a825fb4b74e493-1536x1131.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb279050d6ec067148a825fb4b74e493.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Tingfeng Liu\u2019s defense attorney Frederick Fascenelli gives his opening statement in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026.\nKwong Chun Sit is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care. Tingfeng Liu is facing a single felony count of being an accessory after the fact, as well as several lesser misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tingfeng Liu, left, reacts during opening statements in court in...\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3009c3068d4ddfa329cf36879188a1a6-1024x653.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3009c3068d4ddfa329cf36879188a1a6-1024x653.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3009c3068d4ddfa329cf36879188a1a6-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3009c3068d4ddfa329cf36879188a1a6-768x490.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3009c3068d4ddfa329cf36879188a1a6-1536x980.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3009c3068d4ddfa329cf36879188a1a6.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Tingfeng Liu, left, reacts during opening statements in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026.\nLiu, seated beside her attorney Frederick Fascenelli, is facing a single felony count of being an accessory after the fact, as well as several lesser misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence.\nKwong Chun Sit is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG).\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Judge Kimberly Menninger listens to opening statements in court in...\" class=\"wp-image-1031\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92d11629ae3d2f27c3810d7b19302fb5-1024x758.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92d11629ae3d2f27c3810d7b19302fb5-1024x758.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92d11629ae3d2f27c3810d7b19302fb5-300x222.webp 300w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92d11629ae3d2f27c3810d7b19302fb5-768x569.webp 768w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92d11629ae3d2f27c3810d7b19302fb5-1536x1137.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92d11629ae3d2f27c3810d7b19302fb5.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Judge Kimberly Menninger listens to opening statements in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026.\nKwong Chun Sit is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care.\nTingfeng Liu is facing a single felony count of being an accessory after the fact, as well as several lesser misdemeanor counts of attempting to destroy evidence. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><button>Show Caption<\/button><div><span>1<\/span> of <span>10<\/span><\/div><div>Kwong Chun Sit listens to opening statements in court in Santa Ana on Monday, June 1, 2026.\nSit is facing more than two dozen felony counts \u2014 including animal cruelty, animal abuse and attempting to destroy evidence \u2014 tied to the deaths of eleven dogs who were in his care. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>During opening statements Monday morning in a Santa Ana courtroom, prosecutors did not specify exactly what happened to the 11 dogs that died under Sit\u2019s care, but told jurors that Sit was directly responsible for the deaths, and that Liu helped him try to cover it up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case is not about an accident,\u201d Deputy District Attorney Danica Drotman told jurors.\u00a0 \u201cEleven dogs died because of a series of deliberate and intentional choices made by defendant Sit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The defense did not dispute that the dogs died under Sit\u2019s care. His attorney, Kate Corrigan, acknowledged that \u201cunfortunately, things happen, it happened very quickly.\u201d But, the defense attorney argued, those \u201cpanic acts\u201d after the deaths didn\u2019t mean Sit was actually responsible for the dogs dying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne bad decision after another happened,\u201d Corrigan told the jurors. \u201cWhether that rises to the level of a criminal conviction, I would ask you to think about it.\u201d<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The owners of the 11 dogs had turned the pets over to Sit \u2014 who ran the Happy K9 Academy \u2014 for training that lasted up to several weeks at a time. One of the dogs, Shadow, died on June 12, 2025, according to the attorneys, while the others \u2014 Ziggy, Miko, Rosie, Theo, Puffin, Cody, Zoe, Luna, Bang Bang and Saint \u2014 died on June 18.<\/p>\n<p>Sit and Liu reached out to four different pet crematoriums across Southern California and split up to drop the bodies of the dogs off, prosecutors said.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1018\">Eye on the Hills: Cozy new Thai restaurant opens in Oakland\u2019s Montclair<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the owners were all sent texts claiming that the dogs had passed away peacefully during the night, that it was unexpected, that Sit was saddened by the loss and would refund their training fees if they wished and that the dogs had been cremated.<\/p>\n<p>Owners called police. An officer spoke to Sit at his apartment and saw his van, which was full of dog carriers and according to the prosecution smelled of bleach. Police picked up the bodies of the nine dogs that hadn\u2019t yet been cremated.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eight of the dogs were found to have died of heat stroke. Another died from blunt force trauma. The prosecutors told jurors that some had blood on their faces, fur or paws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese dogs did not die peacefully in their sleep,\u201d Drotman said. \u201cThese dogs did have signs of pain and struggle, unlike what Sit told the families\u2026 they suffered prior to their death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liu\u2019s attorney, Frederick Fascenelli, denied that Liu, who was 23 years old at the time, was in a romantic relationship with Sit, who was 53. Liu was in the country on a visa and had sought Sit out in order to learn from him about training dogs, the defense attorney said. She was unaware that any crime had been committed, Fascenelli added, a requirement for an accessory after the fact conviction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould she have known something?\u201d Fascenellig asked. \u201cMaybe. Did she choose the wrong person as a mentor? Maybe. Should she have asked more questions? Maybe. But that is not what the law requires.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution contended that Liu was aware of how the dogs had been treated and was an active participant in attempting to get them cremated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe could have kept her distance, walked way, called someone,\u201d Drotman said. \u201cShe did none of those things.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1016\">Trade revisited: As Sharks continue to build, Tomas Hertl nears the Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The trial is expected to last two or three weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A defense lawyer said the trainer  may have made bad decisions after the dogs died, but denied he was responsible for the deaths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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