Crime & Safety
LITH Woman Charged with Animal Cruelty; Dog Starves to Death
Charmain L. Krishnan, 48, of Lake in the Hills was arrested for animal cruelty.
A Lake in the Hills woman has been charged by police with two counts of animal cruelty after she allegedly didn't feed her dogs, causing one dog to starve to death, police said.
Charmain L. Krishnan, 48, of the 2600 block of Stanton Circle, was arrested at 3:03 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, and was charged animal cruelty and also two counts of violation of owners duties, police arrest reports show.
LITH Police Sgt. Mark Smith said McHenry County Animal Control officials had been checking on the two dogs and recently gave Krishnan dog food for the pets.
During a routine check last week, Animal Control officials found one dog dead in the yard, and removed the other dog from the home.
"She hadn't even opened the bag of dog food, according to Animal Control," Sgt. Smith said. "They believe the dog died of malnourishment."
Krishnan was released on bond, according to police reports.
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