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A 35-YEAR-old man in London has been found guilty of charges relating to dangerous dogs today after his dog attacked and seriously injured a four-year-old girl.
In December last year, police were called to the incident and the girl was taken to hospital with serious facial injuries, including potentially life changing injuries to her eye.
The Metropolitan Police said investigating officers later viewed “shocking” CCTV footage of the incident which showed the dangerous dog jumping up and attacking the child “completely unprovoked”, biting her face and pulling her off her scooter.
Detective Constable Shu’aib Gafur from Camden CID said said today that this was “a horrific dog attack on a young girl innocently riding her scooter”.
The brutal attack was witnessed by her eight year old brother and her mother who desperately tried to rescue her daughter. It has been a very traumatic time for the family. I hope today’s verdict brings some form of comfort to the family and helps them to move forward. This sentence serves as an important reminder to all dog owners to properly control their animals and take extra measures when out in public particularly around children.
Today the court heard that 35-year-old Hezrom Curtis “walked the streets of Camden” with two pitbull type mongrels – classified as prohibited dogs. It also heard how one of these dogs has a history of violence and had chased a cat into a residential property last year, bit a man inside the property and then killed the cat.
Curtis was today found guilty of possession of a prohibited dog and two counts of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control in a public place.
The first dangerous dog has been ordered to be destroyed. The second dangerous dog awaits a formal Magistrates court decision order for destruction.
As a result of this incident in December police launched a review of all previous allegations of dog bites in Camden. The matter was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), who instructed that it should be investigated by the MPS Department of Professional Standards (DPS).
Four officers are currently the subject of an internal investigation relating to the other incident, the Metropolitan Police said today.
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Good for him. He saw a niche and filled it.
That’s what she said.
That’s really quite a clever idea, fair play to him for taking the initiative.
Them awards are a load of rubbish one so called entrepreneur won an award for making paper cups.
@ Jack – Fox won because he took on the chinese large volume only, two month wait manufacturers. “Cupprint offers a minimum order quantity of 1,000 cups for marketing companies and 5,000 for retail/cafes in a turnaround time of 15 days anywhere in Europe.” He also managed to create employment in this country in 2009. We need more people like this.
I read their story in the paper few months ago. Before they came along you had to get big orders from China with a 8 week turnaround time, now their process can do it in days and they’re supplying orders of all sizes to all over Europe from Ireland.
It’s easy to sit behind a keyboard and take pot shots and people who got out there in the world and did things. Most people wait around for life to happen to them, we need people, even if they’re a small number, who don’t wait around, who do things on their own initiative.
At least the business he set up was useful, unlike Sutherlands former Goldman buddies who make money on pointless nonsense like moving steel around to diff warehouses to artificially restrict the supply and make money off the ensuing spike in prices, and who lets not forget, were at the centre of the subprime mortgage scam that brought down the global economy.
We need entrepreneurs who actually provide goods and services and while this might seem like a small deal to you, I’m sure the people using it see the benefit.
And prey tell, what do you do for a living Jack? How many jobs have you created? How much wealth? How many families are paying mortgages and bills through something you set up?
Ciaran, I own 2 businesses and Im involved as a silent partner is 4 others also I own 6 houses that are rented out. In 1983 I invented a well known household product that I sold on for a tidy profit. At the moment I am looking at inventing a new form of transport so watch this space.
Well done Jack we need more people like you in Ireland
@ Jack – and you did’nt get an award. Sour grapes?
What’s your full name Jack?
Hi Mark!
A question on the product – is the money transferred out of the Country subject to an ‘exit tax’ for example?
Congratulations to all winners, except Peter Sunderland of course.
What’s your problem with Suds??
Best friend of Denis
Best friend of Denis ,must need to raise a few bobs.
Best friend of Denis ,he must need to raise money
This Sutherland thing is a sick joke. A ruthless character. How twisted can things get in the rarefied air of the unknowing?
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