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A Florida man has been jailed for killing a family of ducklings with his lawnmower

Jason Falbo plead guilty to animal cruelty charges.

A FLORIDA LANDSCAPER who killed nine ducklings when he intentionally ran over them with his lawnmower has been sentenced to a year in jail.

A Palm Beach County judge sentenced 24-year-old Jason Scott Falbo II last week after he pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty charges.

Authorities say Falbo mowed down the ducks on 2 May at the home of a family caring for them in Wellington. Police say nine ducklings died, while their mother and two ducklings survived.

The family says the ducklings were just a few days old. Boyd Jentzsch told police his family, including his 7-year-old son, watched from inside their home, screaming as the ducks were run over.

ducks CBS News reports that the man said at first that it was an accident. CBS News CBS News

Also last week, Falbo pleaded guilty to domestic battery in an unrelated incident about a month before the duckling deaths.

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