Personal Injury Claims Bristol Blog

A wave of public anger has overcome the Derby community after a destruction order was placed on a dog forced to bite a shop assistant by its owner.  Tia, a “pitbull or Staffordshire” type dog, was forced by her owner, Jessiah Johnson, to attack a shop assistant in November last year. Magistrates ordered the destruction of the dog following the incident, which has resulted in a public outcry with people arguing that the dog should not be held responsible.

Following Saturday’s accident, which saw a woman viciously attacked by two dogs in Leominster, police have recognised that the number of dog attacks is on the rise.  The attack on Saturday saw the main victim airlifted to hospital, while a further two women were also significantly injured and required hospital treatment.  It was believed that the two dogs were a Bull Mastiff and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.  The woman remains in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in a stable condition.