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25/09/2002
Dog destroyed after savaging child
A Belfast court has ordered the destruction of a dog which attacked and seriously injured an 11-year-old boy.
The child received a large bite injury on the right leg which required plastic surgery and has left the victim with a permanent scar.
The boy spent a week in hospital and missed two months of school as a result of his injuries.
At the Petty Sessions Court, Nicola Wallace, of Lawther Court in north Belfast, was convicted, under the Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1993, and fined £100, plus £69 costs, and a Destruction Order was made in respect of the dog.
The prosecution was brought by the Dog Warden Service of Belfast City Council.
(MB)
The child received a large bite injury on the right leg which required plastic surgery and has left the victim with a permanent scar.
The boy spent a week in hospital and missed two months of school as a result of his injuries.
At the Petty Sessions Court, Nicola Wallace, of Lawther Court in north Belfast, was convicted, under the Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1993, and fined £100, plus £69 costs, and a Destruction Order was made in respect of the dog.
The prosecution was brought by the Dog Warden Service of Belfast City Council.
(MB)
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