OSSIPEE — Christina Fay took the stand in her own defense during the sixth and final day of her animal cruelty trial, in which the Wolfeboro woman is accused of mistreating dozens of Great Danes in her care.
Now, it is up to Circuit Judge Charles Greenhalgh to decide her fate.
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