A terrified pensioner thought she was going to be killed when she was attacked by a dog in her own back garden. The 78-year-old suffered bites to her hand and leg when a Staffordshire Bull Terrier lunged for her in what was described as a "nasty" incident.
Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court heard that the dog was already subject to a voluntary control order following a previous incident.
The bench imposed a destruction order on the dog, named Lola, meaning she has now been condemned to death. As for the tearful owner, teacher Maria Cellupica, 62, of Curzon Street, Long Eaton, she was fined and ordered to pay compensation.
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