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International Business Times UK
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Adrienne Martinez

Boy, 11, Mauled to Death by Cane Corsos After Dad 'Ignored Warnings,' Owner Claims

11-year-old Kache Grist was mauled to death by Crystal MacDonald's two 100-pound Cane Corsos in her Edmonton home in 2024, and the owner now faces trial over criminal negligence (Credit: Photo: GoFundMe)

An Edmonton homeowner on trial for criminal negligence causing death has told a court that she repeatedly warned her roommate not to leave his 11-year-old son alone with her two massive Cane Corsos before the animals launched a fatal attack.

Crystal Jean MacDonald, 46, took the stand in her own defence at the Edmonton Court of King's Bench, where she faces a criminal charge following the tragic death of Kache Grist in April 2024. MacDonald testified that she had instituted a strict 'no-visitors' policy due to the dogs' escalating aggression, a boundary she claims the boy's father deliberately ignored.

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