Newtown man charged with animal cruelty after allegedly beating, stabbing his 2 dogs to death

with a very disturbing case of suspected animal cruelty a man has been charged with killing his own Dogs action news reporter Maggie Kent has live now in Doylestown where officials including the Bucks County SPCA just announced the charges Maggie yes Sarah and these are felony charges police say a man took his frustration out on his own pets stabbing them to death and now George Ash of new town is facing very serious consequences to say the defendants action were inhumane is an understatement they were sadistic this is a photo of a seven-year-old Beagle Lab mix named Blake and 9-year-old beagle K mix named Shila investigators say their lives were taken at the hands of their owner on January 18th New Town Township Police said they got a call from 39-year-old George Ash who reported he had stabbed his dogs and himself just over two weeks earlier the suspect posted this video shared to social media showing Blake and shila's playful nature charging documents say Ash told the 911 dispatcher he was quote angry after visiting his mom in a nursing home earlier in the day and took it out on the dogs he believed he was belittled by a family member who he had just recently visited so he came home and for hours beat his two dogs and that was not enough the abuse started with punching and kicking in the end both dogs were Mur murdered stabbed with multiple knives when officers arrived at the scene they found the dogs deceased Ash was transported to the hospital for treatment for his wounds investigators describe them as superficial now the 39-year-old is facing two felony animal cruelty charges and two misdemeanors if convicted so the total uh incarceration could potentially be up to 18 years now sources say Ash is undergoing treatment right now but we will be released to the New Town Township Police Department when he is available to face these charges we're live at the Bucks County District Attorney's office here in Doylestown Maggie Kent Channel 6 Action News John wow disturbing allegations there Maggie thank you