Ashiya Hussain, 32, pleaded innocent to the charge at a previous hearing and kept that plea ahead of the hearing at Burnley Magistrates Court on Wednesday, May 31.
The victim, 60-year-old Donna Ormerod, was savagely assaulted by the dog, a Bully Kutta, when she was out walking her own animals in Preston Old Road, Feniscowles.
She suffered life-altering injuries to her leg throughout the event and needed to go through surgical treatment and rehab.
Prosecuting, Graham Tindall said the victim was out at around 10.30pm on January 12, 2022, walking her dogs when she experienced Hussain and her dog, Bruno.
The dogs started to bark at each other, and Bruno handled to leave Hussain’s control, heading towards the victim.
She was tossed to the flooring after Bruno bit her on her ideal thigh and after that locked onto her leg.
The victim was ultimately launched from the dog’s grasp and handled to get to safety.
Speaking in court, the victim said as she was on the flooring she hoped it “wouldn’t let go of my leg because if it did I thought it would go for my throat and kill me”.
The injury brought on by Ashiya Hussain’s dog
Hussain, of Railway Grove, Blackburn, declared Bruno is a “friendly, happy dog” who deals with her and her 5 kids, and they have actually raised him considering that he was a puppy.
Bully Kuttas are big dogs mostly utilized for hunting or protecting in the Indian subcontinent, and loaf 80cm high, with males weighing approximately 90kg.
Their character is referred to as “aggressive, smart, energetic, responsive, alert, and protective”, with dog info website The Smart Canine explaining the breed as “massive, aggressive, and unsafe”
An example of a Bully Kutta
Giving proof, she said when the dogs started to bark at each other, the metal chain lead she was holding “ended up being twisted around her fingers which is why she lost grip of it”, rejecting that she released on function.
Hussain left the scene when a man came out of the Fieldens Arms pub and started to help the victim, stating “she believed [the victim] would now be fine”.
She and her partner returned later on in their car after putting Bruno away, however no one existed when they got here.
Hussain kept the dog was not out of control, stating when he was called he returned and he followed her due to the fact that she crossed to the opposite of the roadway.
Ms Ormerod’s dog was likewise hurt
Passing judgement, magistrate Vanessa Townson said: “You have actually provided irregular proof, particularly concerning the lead being lost from your hand or if the dog broke devoid of its lead.
“The finding in the challenged matters is the dog remained in the roadway loose and didn’t react to remember.
“The admissions in this regard allowed the dog to be out of control and led to the injury. And therefore we find you guilty of this offence.”
Hussain will appear at Blackburn Magistrates Court on July 6 to be sentenced.
She was approved genuine bail.
