Sickest thing are people who would do this to an animal. The owner's name, Devinder Sandhu seems to be a Sikh Indian name per the article. Sounds like the animal may have been killed because the fellow wore a turban or it may have been some random reprehensible act. I know where my suspicions are.
17 years old, huh? Was the animal insured? Was the owner involved in controversy, either a business deal or politics (here or back home in India)?
It could have been a nut, but living in 2016 has made me the suspicious type. Reminds me of when he yaa-hoo's shot Marcus Luttrell's dog. He had actually caught up to the little creeps about the time that police came upon the scene, that God, to keep them alive and Luttrell out of prison.
Yep, there are deranged nuts in this world.