Philippine mall cop fired for tossing puppy off 5m high footbridge after going viral

Malecdem (left) was trying to shoo away two girls who were playing with their puppy on a footbridge. — Photos: Janine Santos/Facebook/The Straits Times/ANN

A mall cop at the Philippines’ largest retail chain was fired on July 12 after he was accused on social media of throwing a puppy off a footbridge.

A Facebook post that has gone viral said the guard from a private security service provider, identified by the Philippine Daily Inquirer as Jojo Malecdem, purportedly grabbed a puppy that two girls were playing with on Tuesday and tossed it off a footbridge nearly 5m high.