Shocking moment street cleaner dumps a puppy over the side of a bridge

Shocking moment street cleaner sweeps up a stray puppy in Turkey and dumps it over the side of a bridge, breaking the animal’s leg

• Sefer Kayaci, 41, cleans the streets on a bridge over a river in Rize province
• Kayaci sweeps up and uses his broom to put the stray puppy into his dustpan
• Cleaner lifts the dustpan over the side of bridge and drops the dog over the edge
• Animal broke its leg and was taken to a veterinary centre where it was treated
• The owner of the CCTV camera posted video online – where authorities saw it

A street cleaner sweeps a stray puppy into his dustpan and chucks it off a bridge in this shocking footage.

Sefer Kayaci, 41, cleans the streets on a bridge over a river in the Kalkandere district of Rize province in Turkey.

Kayaci walks towards the kerb but suddenly uses his broom to drag the stray dog into his dustpan, before throwing it towards the river.

The animal reportedly broke its leg and was taken to a veterinary centre where it received treatment and recovered.

Sefer Kayaci, 41, was sweeping near the kerb when he uses his broom to drag the stray dog (pictured) into his dustpan

The owner of the CCTV camera spotted the footage and posted the video on social media – where authorities saw it.

Kayaci was arrested but no charges have been brought as police investigate.

Local media reported he suffers from psychological problems and had a doctor’s note suggesting so. 

The cleaner then lifts the dustpan over the side of the bridge and drops the dog over the edge (left) before walking away (right)

The owner of the CCTV camera spotted the footage and posted the video on social media – where authorities saw it. Pictured: The bridge and the river

Kayaci said in a statement: ‘I was sweeping the street, all of a sudden my head went numb. At that moment I threw the dog. I actually love dogs, I feed them with milk.

‘I remembered the incident afterwards and I asked myself what I had done and I got mad with myself. 

‘I take medicine. When I don’t take my medicine I become strange. I didn’t understand why I did that.

The animal (pictured) had reportedly broken its leg and was taken to a veterinary centre where it received treatment

‘I told my mother about the incident, she got mad at me. I saw the dog afterwards and it wasn’t dead. If it was dead, I would have been punished more. I apologise to everybody.’

He added: ‘I regret what I have done. I wasn’t okay and it happened because I hadn’t taken my medicine. I actually love animals very much.’

Mayor of Kalkandere Kenan Yildirim also apologised for the worker’s behaviour, saying prosecutors will make a decision on the case while police look into it.

Mayor of Kalkandere Kenan Yildirim (pictured) also apologised for the worker’s behaviour, saying prosecutors will make a decision on the case while the municipality’s Disciplinary Board also look into it

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