Dogs attacked girl (13) and bit her dad
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A DOG owner whose dogs attacked a 13-year-old girl has paid a donation to a canine charity and is willing to pay compensation to the victims.
Carlow District Court heard last week that owner Florin Veres, 15 Fairgreen Manor, Dunlavin, Co Wicklow donated €300 to the Dogs Trust charity.
Evidence about the incident involving two Belgian Shepherd dogs belonging to Mr Veres was heard at a sitting in March.
Judge Geraldine Carthy was told that the dogs had attacked a 13-year-old girl and were “barking and snapping” at her and her sister. When their father intervened, he was bitten by one of the dogs.
Mr Veres pleaded guilty to having uncontrolled dogs and to having dogs without leashes during the incident, which occurred at Fairgreen Manor on 8 June last year.
The case had been adjourned for preparation of a probation report. Last week, solicitor John O’Sullivan told the judge that Mr Veres had donated €300 to the Dogs Trust charity and that he was willing to pay a sum of money to the injured parties.
Judge Carthy said the investigating garda should contact the injured parties and offer them €3,000 by way of compensation.
She adjourned the case again to 11 June, for the defendant to gather the money.
