Posted on 06/03/2018 3:34:19 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
A Dallas woman told police she shot and killed her husband because he was beating the family cat, according to investigators.
Neighbors said they were shocked to hear Mary Harrison, 47, had been charged with murder in the slaying of her 49–year-old husband Dexter Harrison Saturday morning.
“A man got shot over a cat? It’s kind of crazy,” neighbor Carl Phillips told KTVT. “It’s unbelievable. A man loses his life over a cat. I mean, people love their pets, but it ain’t that serious… to die for a cat.”
Dallas police were dispatched to the Harrison home in response to a shooting.
When officers arrived Mary Harrison reported that she had shot her husband “during an argument, as he was beating the family cat,” police said.
He went to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police said she went to Dallas Police headquarters where she agreed to be interviewed by homicide detectives.
“During the course of the interview, she admitted to her role in the offense and confessed to shooting the victim,” police said.
KTVT reported that the Harrison’s cat had disappeared recently.
She posted signs during the search for the missing cat. The cat eventually returned.
Harrison is being held in lieu of $100,000 bond in the Dallas County Jail.
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I just read this article to my cat and he believes she was fully justified.
Meow!
Maybe the cat wasn’t the only one being beaten in that household.
Justifiable in my book
You’re a hero. (Note: no /s tag.)
Sounds like hubby would have likely graduated to beating her in due time.
Any word on the cat? Is it in foster care?
So. True! I have never owned a female cat. Ever. Always males.
Last year we got two kittens from a neighbor, a male & a female. Living through that first ‘heat’ for the female was ABSOLUTE INSANITY! She wasn’t even 6 months old!
She was ‘fixed’ VERY soon after that!
Well, Mama’s in jail on $100K bond (guessing she doesn’t have that kind of ready cash) and Daddy’s dead...but this cat tends to run away, so s/he hopefully has some Street Smarts that will see it through!
Let’s look on the Bright side, shall we? ;)
“I might do something very regrettable if I came upon the same scenario.
I’m an animal lover, and not so much a people lover.”
Someone threatened to kill Remington earlier this year. If he would have tried I would have shot him and claimed I was in fear of my life. This is justifiable defense in AZ.
Who will feed the cat now .
Snap! ;-)
What was her username?
I had a border collie and a fixed female ginger cat. Although they really didn’t schmooze with each other the collie was very protective of the cat especially when outside.
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He who would abuse an animal will abuse a child just as easily.
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Sorry but that method is not very original........too bad she never called me. He would still be alive and she wouldn't be charged with murder.
Can’t beat pussy...
You are absolutely right.
He should have been killed when he was in high school pulling the wings off of flies.
We need to catch them early.
Ban Crazy Cat Women <-— That would decimate whats left of the democrat party.
At least there’s a story about pets and death and no mention of pit bulls. Trying to put a positive spin...
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