After a 59-year-old woman was found dead hanging from the ceiling of her Paris apartment, her family claimed she was murdered. Her dog was in the apartment at the time of her death.
During a preliminary hearing in the city, the pet was led into the witness box by a vet. A suspect in the case was presented to the dog, to see how it reacted. It is said to have ‘barked furiously’.The aim was to decide if there was sufficient evidence to launch a full murder inquiry.
The name of the dog? Scooby.
I always Scooby was a damn snitch. He'd go "rrwwwwarroh" and then point to and give up Shaggy.
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