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<\/p>\nA puppy’s heartbreaking show of loyalty as it clung to side of its teenage owner after she died in a road accident has inspired people around the world.<\/p>\n
D\u00e9bora Abigail V\u00e9liz Reynosa, 17, tragically lost her life when her motorbike collided with a lorry driver on a roundabout in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.<\/p>\n
The teenager was travelling with her puppy named Boots at the time, who she had adopted just a day before.<\/p>\n
Boots was reportedly abused by its former owner and D\u00e9bora adopted the puppy to give it a better life.<\/p>\n
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Puppy Boots at the crash site in\u00a0in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, where owner\u00a0D\u00e9bora Abigail V\u00e9liz Reynosa, 17, tragically lost her life<\/p>\n
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D\u00e9bora Abigail V\u00e9liz Reynosa, 17, was an animal lover who bought the puppy just a day before the tragic accident\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The collision took place as D\u00e9bora headed home after buying her new dog some clothes and accessories on 20 September.<\/p>\n
Boots survived the road accident and was found clinging to D\u00e9bora’s body when police arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n
Officers secured the area and consoled the puppy, which refused to leave D\u00e9bora’s lifeless body.<\/p>\n
According to reports, when she was 12 years old, D\u00e9bora used to sell empanadas and used the proceeds to help stray dogs in her town.<\/p>\n
She was studying criminology at the Centre for Integrated Studies in Quetzaltenango before her untimely passing.<\/p>\n
The education centre spoke of their ‘deep pain’ at the young woman’s death.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the centre said: ‘We send a prayer for the eternal rest of her soul. May perpetual light shine for her.’<\/p>\n
Friends and family said goodbye to D\u00e9bora at her funeral on September 21.<\/p>\n
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The victim’s boyfriend Samuel has agreed to adopt Boots and give it the care and love D\u00e9bora would have wanted<\/p>\n
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A policeman harnessed Boots to the side of the road after the puppy refused to leave\u00a0D\u00e9bora’s side<\/p>\n
The local community is calling for justice for the teenager’s death.<\/p>\n
The police announced that they carried out a raid on a local property and seized a lorry suspected of being involved in the accident, but the owner is currently missing.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the police delivered the victim’s puppy to family members.<\/p>\n
The victim’s boyfriend Samuel has agreed to adopt Boots and give it the care and love D\u00e9bora would have wanted.<\/p>\n
The investigation into the fatal accident is ongoing.<\/p>\n