Suspect who attacked dog with hatchet in Aliquippa jailed

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published March 4, 2024 11:14 A.M.

(Aliquippa, Pa) David Askew, 38, of Aliquippa was arraigned by District Justice Felicia Santillan on Friday on all charges involving the attack on a female dog. The incident occurred on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at Maratta Road and Main Street at 3:50 pm. Juain Hall is the owner of the female dog. The dog lost an ear because Askew struck the dog with a hatchet as he and his owner sat on a stoop.  Hall took his dog to a Pittsburgh hospital.

Askew is in jail on $100,000.00 bond, and faces a preliminary hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2024  at 10 am.
A GoFundMe has been set up to pay for future medical expenses to care for the dog, Maive, according to the report.