Melfort RCMP say a man is facing charges after an dog found injured at a break and enter earlier this week died.
On Wednesday, police received a complaint about the break-in at a Melfort home.
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Police arrived to find an injured dog. Mounties said the owner was not home at the time.
The animal was taken to a veterinary clinic but did not survive.
A 19-year-old man is facing charges that include break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence and injure or endanger an animal. He is scheduled to appear in Melfort provincial court on Jan. 3, 2017.
Melfort is approximately 175 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.