BOSTON (Reuters) - A Russian man has confessed to killing two friends with an axe after returning home to find them cutting up and preparing to eat his favourite dog, prosecutors said in a statement on Wednesday.
"Flying into a rage, the dog's owner Yuri picked up an axe from the floor and cut off the heads of the uninvited guests," prosecutors in Boston said in a statement.
The 40-year-old man then called the police and confessed to the killing last month, prosecutors said. Police arrested him and a murder inquiry has begun.
It was unclear why his acquaintances wanted to eat the dog.
"Flying into a rage, the dog's owner Yuri picked up an axe from the floor and cut off the heads of the uninvited guests," prosecutors in Boston said in a statement.
The 40-year-old man then called the police and confessed to the killing last month, prosecutors said. Police arrested him and a murder inquiry has begun.
It was unclear why his acquaintances wanted to eat the dog.