Charged woman pleads not guilty to brutal kicking of dog in Lowell
LOWELL, Mass. – A woman in Lowell, Massachusetts pleaded not guilty to charges of animal cruelty on Tuesday, following an incident where she was caught on surveillance footage repeatedly kicking a small dog. Kimberly Hernandez, 30, appeared in Lowell District Court after the video of her abusing the dog was captured just after 2 a.m. at an apartment building. Prosecutors claimed that the video showed Hernandez kicking the small dog before the animal managed to …