A Missouri woman has confessed to burning her mother’s dog alive as a sacrifice during a sick ritual, authorities say.
Brianna Lynn Lingo, 29, was arrested at Moberly last Thursday after her mother called 911 to report her for killing her dog, according to a probable cause statement obtained by ABC 17.
Horrified officers then found the body of the half-burnt terrier mix in the yard hearth, according to the report.
The mother, who has not been identified, told cops her daughter told her she burned the helpless dog as part of a “ritual sacrifice”, according to the police report, which did not did not give details, the outlet said.
Lingo admitted it twice, including after reading his rights, Moberly Police Chief Troy Link told the outlet.
“It’s pretty much a straightforward case,” said the police chief, who had no recollection of any other similar cases in the town just north of Columbia.
Lingo was charged with two crimes: theft of an animal as well as animal abuse “by torture and/or mutilation while the animal was alive,” according to court records.
She is being held in Randolph County Jail on $5,000 cash bond ahead of a scheduled hearing next Tuesday, court records show.