Dogfighting promoter previously charged with animal cruelty

Pit bulls are usually used in dogfighting here and have gained a reputation for being dangerous

The dogfighting promoter, at whose home a man was fatally stabbed on Sunday evening during arguments over losses from one of the matches, was previously charged with cruelty to animals after being caught organising pit bull fighting in the past, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

While police had said that two women are in custody in connection with the investigation of the murder of Adrian Richmond, known as ‘Pinky,’