Dog owner fined after losing control of his French Mastiff during incident in Saxilby
A dog owner has been fined £230 after he lost control of his French Mastiff, which then came close to attacking a woman.
Anna Yardley was delivering leaflets at the home of Warren Harrington-Gill, in Bridge Street, Saxilby, on August 12 last year.
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Lincoln Magistrates' Court
Lincoln Magistrates Court today heard that she approached Harrington-Gill's door while pushing her three-year old child in a buggy when she was confronted by the dog, which she has said was "snarling".
Ms Yardley fell to the floor and the dog ripped her dress, but she managed to escape with her child and close the gate behind her.
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Prosecuting solicitor Jane Loader said: "She's concerned if she pushed the buggy through the gate first, the dog would've bitten her three-year-old child."
The court also heard that Harrington-Gill, 38, came running out of his house when he heard the commotion outside to control his dog.
His solicitor, Sunil Khanna, said Harrington-Gill had approached a vet voluntarily to help determine whether or not the dog should be destroyed.
Before issuing the fine, which included £30 in compensation to Ms Yardley for the damage to her dress, District Judge John Stobart said: "If you are considering your options, consider that if she had been injured, this would have been a very serious matter."
Harrington-Gill has also been ordered to keep his dog under proper control while out in public using a lead and a muzzle.
Comments
by BRIMM
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 3:07PM
“I take it the postman has never had problem? Yer Nemesis is right, only person to blame is the pain in the **** that delivers unsolicited leaflets.”
by Whiley45
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 9:01AM
“There is a positive side to this. Less leaflets to throw in the bin!”
by nolies
Tuesday, January 15 2013, 7:43PM
“The banned dogs law needs updating to cover these other dogs that still attack and kill young children”
by Yer_Nemesis
Tuesday, January 15 2013, 7:27PM
“Alternative version?
Woman enters dog's territory. Dog barks a lot, being a dog and all. Woman with THREE year old in a buggy panics, falls over and tears clothing slightly.
Dog continues to bark. Owner turns up to see who has caused this. Is concerned enough to voluntarily have vet check his French Mastif (a well-known dangerous breed) to see if it is really dangerous.
Woman smells compensation. She engages a solicitor who tells the court the woman's arms are so long she could have opened the gate and pushed the child in first. It's there, in the article.
Woman gets £30 for failing to keep balance. Owner of dog gets fined for having a dog that protected his property.
The word P o p p y c o c k springs to mind.”