Adobe StockA woman allowed her two dogs to savage her partner and a housing officer, which left them both in hospital.
Bonnie Allan’s Staffordshire Bull Terriers Kie and Tritan attacked the men during separate incidents in Glasgow.
The dogs were “swinging” from one of the victim’s arms as they sank their teeth into him.
They had earlier latched onto a housing officer who had come to speak to Allan.
He suffered a number of wounds to his arm.
Allan, 41, was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to being the owner of the two dogs which were dangerously out of control.
Allan faced a trial earlier this year but absconded before it was due to begin.
She was arrested and held in custody.
Jurors heard that the dogs were described as “always chaotic”.
Allan was with the victim and the terriers were in the city centre when they “aggressively lunged” at him on January 31, 2024.
He tried to back away and put his hand out to protect himself, but one of the dogs latched onto his forearm.
He was chased and they chewed on his arm.
Prosecutor Danielle McGuinness told jurors in her closing speech: “The dog was swinging on his arm.
“[The victim] lifted his arm up to get away from Kie but he latched on and was not letting go.”
Allan was stated not to have shown “any care” for her stricken partner, who ended up in hospital.
The man stated that he remembered “waking up in hospital” and required operations for the bites.
His nerve was exposed and required skin grafts, which resulted in scarring.
He told police officers: “Kie had hold of my left arm and Tritan had hold of my right forearm.”
In an earlier incident on August 25, 2023, the housing officer visited Allan at a corner shop in the city’s Maryhill.
When he had left the shop, both of the dogs ran and lunged at him.
Ms McGuinness said: “They jumped up on him and they were able to break free because Allan did not tie them up properly.
“One of the dogs bit [the victim] while the other jumped up and put its face towards him – both animals were aggressive.”
He told jurors in evidence that he “shouted out in pain”.
Allan was stated to have not initially reacted to the attack.
He went to hospital for treatment to a puncture bite to his forearm as well as scratches and bruising.
When police arrested Allan, she said: “There isn’t a mark on him.”
Sentencing was deferred pending background reports until next month by Sheriff Barry Divers who continued Allan’s remand in custody meantime.
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