- Manchester police say they got a call around 2.40am Wednesday about smoke in an apartment building caused by a burned item in an oven
- Firefighters cleared the building and found the ferret
- Ivana Clifford, 26, was found standing outside the building with others who were forced to evacuate due to the smoke
- Police arrested the 26-year-old on one count of animal cruelty
Police are accusing a New Hampshire woman of killing her roommates’ pet ferret, which was found dead in a smoke-filled oven.
Manchester police say they got a call around 2.40am Wednesday about smoke in an apartment building caused by a burned item in an oven, 7News Boston reported.
Firefighters cleared the building and found the ferret.
Ivana Clifford, 26, from New Hampshire, is accused of killing her roommates’ pet ferret
She allegedly killed the creature to get revenge for stolen clothes. Another ferret belonging to the roommate is pictured above
Ivana Clifford, 26, was found standing outside the building with others who were forced to evacuate due to the smoke.
Two people who rented the apartment said they owned the ferret. They told police that they had a temporary guest.
Police arrested the 26-year-old on one count of animal cruelty.
She was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon.
She allegedly killed the creature to get revenge for stolen clothes.
It wasn’t immediately known if she had a lawyer. A phone number couldn’t be found for her.