The incident happened when a landlord arrived at a remote property in Gwynedd to collect rent from his tenants. Upon hearing the landlord's car horn, the tenants' dog became aggressive and attacked the landlord, the dog owner, and her husband
Lisa Grant, 56, pleaded guilty to owning a dog dangerously out of control causing serious injury to her landlord, Gwilym Wyn Roberts, in Rhoshirwaun near Pwllheli on November 17, 2023.
Did she get an appropriate sentence? No Reader, of course not....
A judge at Caernarfon Crown Court, upon hearing that Grant herself was bitten and suffered life-altering injuries, handed her an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
So what? Those are consequences, not mitigation!
The court also heard how a Wales Air Ambulance landed at the scene. The helicopter pilot, Captain Jon Earp, in consultation with a police inspector, borrowed a shotgun and shot the animal four times, as the first shot apparently had no effect.
Everyone who has commented on this story has wondered why the farmer didn't do it himself. I'd like to know too...
Mrs Grant suffered an "awful" injury to her hand which required reconstruction, the court heard. Amy Edwards, defending Mrs Grant, now of Llys Perlysiau, Criccieth, said the dog tore Mr Roberts' trousers and "did nothing more than cut his skin". Ms Edwards said Mrs Grant sustained a significant injury as she tried to regain control of the dog which had never shown signs of aggression before. She was "screaming" as she "attempted to intervene" as the dog attacked her husband.
Ah, the old 'he's never done that before'. Well, thanks to that pilot, he certainl won't do it again.
Mrs Grant is now awaiting her fourth surgery on her arm. Ms Edwards said Mrs Grant could not return to the scene "mentally". She has since been rehoused by Adra housing association and her remaining dogs have been rehomed by the RSPCA.
She has a lifetime ban, so they didn't have much option. The number of other dogs? 37 of them! Speculsatiom on Facebook is that this was a puppy farm.
Captain Earp, the pilot, was officially commended for his actions: "He and the crew and all the emergency services were all put at risk because this dog was dangerously out of control.The judge noted that the dog, named Ricoh, had been "relentless", and Cpt Earp made the "difficult" decision to euthanise him as armed police were too distant at the time.
Yes, as we all know, when seconds count, the police are minutes away.
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