Corby woman prosecuted after dog bit Fineshade Wood walker
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A Corby woman has been left with a big bill and ordered to keep a dog under control after it bit a man at Fineshade Wood.
Annabelle Hutchings, 29, was at the popular north Northamptonshire site on August 31 last year when the incident took place at about 3pm.
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Hide AdA German shepherd, named Sky, ran up to a man and bit him on the hand, drawing blood.
Hutchings, of Hobby Drive on Corby's Priors Hall estate, was then charged with being in charge of a dog which was dangerously out of control, injuring a person.
She pleaded guilty to the offence when she appeared before magistrates in Northampton.
Magistrates ordered her to pay a total of £1,450 in compensation, a fine of £184, costs of £85 and a surcharge to fund victim services of £34.
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Hide AdThey also made an order for the dog to be kept under control with strict conditions to protect the public.
The conditions include that the dog must always be on a lead and wearing a muzzle when in a public place, must be secured in a separate room with the door closed before a front door is opened to visitors, and must never be left unsupervised with children or vulnerable people.
If the conditions are not followed the dog would be put down.