A Japanese Akita that bit a woman's face in an unprovoked attack after escaping from a garden could potentially be destroyed.
The Akita, named Fudge, caused cuts to a woman's face and injured her dog on May 12 this year after jumping a garden fence. Fudge's owner, Dawn Owens, was subsequently given a community order after she pleaded guilty to having a dangerous dog that caused serious injury. She was also banned from keeping dogs for period of time and a destruction order was imposed on Fudge.
On Thursday, Owens, of Lincoln Drive, Willington, appeared at Durham Crown Court to appeal the sentence and the destruction order. An assessment by the RSPCA will now be carried out on Fudge.
