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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Xavier Williams of Pittsburgh is now accused of starving four pitbulls so badly that one of them died as a result of it. Investigators confirm that they discovered these pitbulls inside the Marshall-Shadelane apartment of Williams. Officers found the dogs at this apartment on Sunday because Williams’ ex-wife discovered one of the dogs, “lying in a cage, barely breathing, surrounded by urine and feces,” according to police. Officials confirmed that one of the four pitbulls later died from neglect and starvation after it was taken to an emergency animal hospital. Investigators confirmed the dog that died was too weak to move and too frail to hold its head up. According to the criminal complaint, the three other pitbulls in the apartment were so severely malnourished that their bones were visible, and they were unable to stand on their own and when Williams was questioned by police, he blamed his ex-wife for not taking care of the dogs. Police noted that there was no water or food in the cages of the dogs and visible wounds were one of the reasons the dogs had deplorable conditions. The three surviving dogs were removed by animal control and were taken to Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh. Williams was released on non-monetary bond and his preliminary hearing is set forsometime in November.