2WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Connecticut man pleaded guilty Monday to killing and dismembering a purebred English bulldog in a disturbing animal cruelty case that unfolded in New Rochelle late last year, prosecutors said.

Benjamin Tyler, 40, of New Milford, Conn., admitted to Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, an unclassified felony, in Westchester County Court, according to District Attorney Susan Cacace.

On or about Dec. 6, Tyler strangled the dog, named Bruno, at the home of a New Rochelle resident with whom he was staying, prosecutors said. He then dismembered the animal and scattered body parts in various locations across New Rochelle.

Tyler was arrested after an investigation by the New Rochelle Police Department, with assistance from SPCA Westchester. He is expected to be sentenced on Se

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