He also starved her.[1][76] Knight's grandmother told reporters that she would require facial reconstruction surgery due to the beatings that she endured, and she lost hearing in one ear.[77] At one point, she had a pet dog while in captivity, but Castro killed it by snapping its neck after it bit him while trying to protect Knight.[78] DeJesus told law enforcement that she was raped but did not believe that she was ever impregnated.[76]