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Hamster Killer Walks Free!

After all that. Monique Smith, who was turned in by her 9-year-old brother after she killed his pet hamster Sweetie, will not face two years in jail. A judge dropped the charges because of "inconsistent statements" from various witnesses. "I didn't kill that hamster," Smith told the Daily News, from jail. "But I'd kill one right now." [NYDN]

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