No Charges Following Rottweiler Attack
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 18/04 Posted Under: Dog NewsNo charges are to be brought in the unfortunate case of a young girl being bitten by the family dog, who had been rehomed to the family just the day before.
The BBC earlier reported that:
Sophie Willis was attacked by the Rottweiler, named Kaizer, at her home in Cardiff.
Her father, Rob Willis, had bought Kaizer from Cardiff Council’s dogs’ home, on the city’s Penarth Road, after it was picked up as a stray.
The dog has now been destroyed. A council spokesman said the dog had had a good temperament.
He added it had been walked by both adults and children during its two months at the home.
“We are of course extremely concerned to hear about the incident, which we understand happened when Kaizer was left alone with a young child, and wish the child a speedy recovery,” he said.
Mr Willis, 47, who previously trained as a dog handler, said he bought the dog to work alongside him in his current job as a security guard.
Now police have ruled that nobody will face charges for the attack.
SOUTH Wales Police says no prosecutions will be brought over a rottweiler attack that left a four-year-old girl in hospital needing 20 stitches.
Sophie Willis, of Halliard Court, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay, received emergency treatment at the city’s University Hospital of Wales following the attack earlier this month. Parents Rob and Caroline got the animal from Cardiff council’s dog home the day before the attack, which left Sophie with a two-inch wound near her eye.
A spokesperson for South Wales Police said: “The matter has been finalised and charges have not been sought in relation to any party.”
Mr Willis, who works as a security guard, said he bought the 10-stone dog named Kaizer so it could operate alongside him at the DSI Security site in Newport. He said they checked on “more than one occasion” that the dog, which has since been destroyed, would be safe around children.
But Cardiff council’s chief strategy planning and environment officer Sean Hannaby said it was the responsibility of any potential new owner to choose a dog suitable for their home.
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‘Mr Willis, who works as a security guard, said he bought the 10-stone dog named Kaizer so it could operate alongside him at the DSI Security site in Newport. He said they checked on “more than one occasion” that the dog, which has since been destroyed, would be safe around children.’
Surely this gentleman was going to get the dog trained to the standard where it could be deployed as a Protection Dog, rather than just ‘take it to work with him’
If he knew the dog was going to be used as a Protection Dog, why did he let his child near it?
If Mr Willis a qualified security dog handler he should know that he should take all steps to prevent his dog injuring anybody?
Why did he leave the child alone with the dog?
Why did he not approach a security dog company to get a trained dog off them?
Sadly this sequence of events was as it turned out, an accident waiting to happen.
Again apart from an injured child it is the dog that suffers due to the stupidity of irresponsible dog ownership.
Dont blame the council, they have a hard enough time as it is rehoming stray dogs in Wales, situations like this do not help.