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A teenage girl has been arrested after a horrifying incident at a barrel racing competition at South Point Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, that left three horses injured by a sharp object.
What began as a shocking early morning call quickly turned into a heartbreaking case of animal cruelty. Police were called to South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa on Saturday morning after reports of an injured horse at the massive equestrian facility located just outside the Las Vegas Strip.
But when officers arrived, the situation was even worse than anyone imagined. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, three horses had suffered injuries through stabbing.
Detectives from the animal cruelty division soon identified a 17-year-old girl who reportedly had access to the barn as a possible suspect.
According to police, she faces 12 counts of willful/malicious kill/maim/torture of an animal and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000.