On November 1, 2023 near Saint-Malo, a four-year-old child was violently attacked by a “Cane Corso” dog. The child was in care with a friend of his father.
The latter, owner of four dogs, including three defense dogs, went out with the boy to feed the chickens, accompanied by the dogs. The little boy began to play with the hounds who, at one point, fought. He then intervened to separate them and was severely bitten on the face by the female. He was hospitalized for eight days to “restore the wounds”.
Faced with the Saint-Malo judges, Tuesday, December 17, the owner of the animals had to answer for unintentional injuries. She admitted the facts but maintained that she could not prevent the child from going towards the dogs. For her “everything happened in a fraction of a second”. The child was used to being in contact with canines, he slept with them and “his father knew about it”. The victim’s mother, through her lawyer, Manise, did not have the same version. For her “full awareness of the dangerousness of dogs is established”. The defendant “did not take the necessary precautions and for a serious act of recklessness” the Prosecutor requested a 4-month suspended prison sentence. “Isn’t this just a simple accident?” », Raised Mr Delatouche the defender in support of his request for release. The decision will be rendered on February 7, 2025.
