Tragic police dog dies of heat stroke after handler forgets him in a patrol car parked outside his Georgia home

A police dog named Spartacus died Monday after it was left in a hot car by its handler.

Now, the Woodstock, Georgia police officer who left the dog in the patrol car outside his home, has been placed on paid administrative leave.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports 3-year-old Spartacus, a Belgian Malinois, was found Monday night at his home in Pickens County.

A necropsy indicated the cause of death to be heat stroke.

Woodstock Police spokeswoman Brittany Duncan says the dog's handler is devastated by the loss.

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