- Delaware, USA -
~ Update: May 12, 2023
The Newark Police Department announced that SYNIAH PERCELL turned herself in to Newark PD on May 9, 2023, and was charged with one count of felony Cruelty to Animals.
Police said in a brief news release that PERCELL "appeared before Justice of the Peace Court #2 by video". Unbelievably, PERCELL was released on her own recognizance.
Online records show that PERCELL’s preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at New Castle County Court of Common Pleas at 8:30 a.m.
~ Update: May 4, 2023
It is with a broken heart that I have to report the passing of Benji, the furbaby savagely abused by SYNIAH PERCELL.
Please, if you see SYNIAH PERCELL, do the right thing and alert Delaware authorities.
Thank you!
~ Original story:
According to a press release by the Newark Police Department, on the afternoon of Saturday, April 29, 2023, officers responded to an apartment in the 100-block of Thorn Lane for a report of an injured dog.
From an investigation it emerged that the day before, the apartment resident, Ny'ashia Harris, left her friend, 25-years-old SYNIAH PERCELL (pictured), with her dog while she was out.
When Ms. Harris returned, she noticed that her dog, a 1-year-old 5-pound Yorkie puppy named Benji, was acting strangely, walking oddly and had a bruise on his stomach.
Benji was taken to a veterinarian where it was determined that he had “suffered from severe injuries.”
Home surveillance camera footage captured PERCELL throwing, beating, and choking Benji.
According to CBS, Ms. Harris said she left Benji with PERCELL, a longtime friend, when she went to work while PERCELL was staying with her for the week.
Police said PERCELL is from Marietta, Georgia.
“I really trusted this girl. This was somebody I thought was family, we were so close,” Ms. Harris told CBS.
On April 29, an arrest warrant was issued by Justice of the Peace Court charging PERCELL with one count of felony Cruelty to Animals.
Benji remains hospitalized and is undergoing round-the-clock care for the injuries he sustained as a result of the abuse.
Ms. Harris said: “He is fighting for his life.” She set up an online fundraiser to get help towards Benji’s medical care. At the time of this writing, 461 donations raised $7,684.
Ms. Harris told CBS: “I want to make sure that everybody knows who she is, what she did, I want to hold her fully accountable.”
Let’s find her and let’s make sure she faces the legal consequences of her heinous crime.
Anyone with information about PERCELL’s whereabouts is asked to contact Cpl D. Faulk at (302) - 366 - 7100 x. 3492 or dfaulk@newark.de.us. Thank you!
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PERCELL’s picture was shared from Newark Police.
Benji’s pictures were shared from GoFundMe and Ms. Harris’ Facebook account.
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Benji, you blessed soul, I’m so sorry this horrible woman SYNIAH PERCELL hurt you! I pray you get better both physically as well as mentally. It’s horrible when one leaves their baby with a so-called friend only to discover the pain & torture she put wee Benji through. This wicked woman must be found & prosecuted. Benji, you adorable wee man, please get better.