A pet owner has been fined after her dog bit a food delivery driver on the back.
Dawn Leadbitter's pooch, an American Bulldog cross, was in her garden when the victim pulled up to drop off groceries to her address. A court heard that, as he walked past a 4ft fence, which was keeping the dog in, the animal jumped up and sunk his teeth into his torso.
The delivery man suffered bite wounds to his "flank" and the attack was later reported to the police. Leadbitter, 41, of Whitley Bay, was spoken to and subsequently appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court this week to plead guilty to having a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury.
