two counts of aggravated cruelty to a companion animal, a Class 4 felony punishable by up to three years in prison.

He had been acting unusual for some time prior to May 4, Barbara Mibbs said. Until then he had been a good houseguest over the months since his release from a 10-year prison term he received for residential arson and aggravated domestic battery in 2007, she said.

The family did not suspect the man Henry Mibbs had known since they were children when another puppy the family had was found dead and bloodied in their home several months ago. They thought a neighbor’s dog had gotten in and attacked that pet, Barbara Mibbs said. The day Coker allegedly went berserk, “he said he wanted to go home,” Barbara MibbsDiablo 3 is confirmed for 15 May

VIDEO GAMES HOUSE Blizzard Entertainment will release the next installment of its Diablo series, Diablo III on 15 May.

The PC release could see some people phoning in sick that day, as the previous titles have been rather good and this one looks very interesting indeed. It has also been a long time coming.

Blizzard will launch the game in the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

Other locations such as Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil will be offered digital copies, while other Latin American countries and Russia will get to see what the fuss is all about on 7 June.

"After many years of hard work by our development team and months of beta testing