On Sunday night, a Jacksonville, Fla. woman allegedly launched a brutal knife attack on her family's dog, offering little explanation for the heinous act, aside from a twisted desire to "know what it felt like."
According to Monday's publication of New 4 Jax, 22-year-old Mariessa Caggiano was arrested after allegedly stabbing the family's 10-year-old Labrador retriever more than six times with a large butcher knife.
The victimized dog was initially stabbed in the family's driveway on Cove Landing Drive.
After the initial stab wound, with the knife still embedded in her body, the dog was able to run from her attacker.
Caggiano gave chase and proceeded to use the same knife to stab the already injured, senior dog at least six more times.
The dog finally collapsed in a neighbor's yard.
The authorities arrived to the scene after the woman's own father dialed 911 to report the attack.
Though the critically wounded dog was still alive when authorities rushed her to an emergency veterinarian, she was not expected to survive due to the severity of her multiple injuries.
Caggiano was arrested and charged with cruelty to animals; she remains behind bars, held without bail.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the woman freely admitted to the attack.
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