"Bit Entire Body" Six Large Dogs Without Leashes Attack Mother and Child... Owner's Arrest Warrant Requested

Victim's Family Urges Severe Punishment in Cheong Petition
"Sustained Injuries on Head, Arms, Legs, and Entire Body"

The police have requested an arrest warrant for owner A of six large dogs that attacked a mother and daughter while roaming without leashes or muzzles. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] The police have applied for an arrest warrant for a dog owner after six large dogs without leashes or muzzles attacked citizens, causing serious injuries.

The Mungyeong Police Station in Gyeongbuk announced on the 3rd that they had applied for an arrest warrant for dog owner A on charges including gross negligence causing injury.

A is accused of failing to properly manage six large dogs, including Greyhounds, that he raised, resulting in injuries to two women on a walking trail in Yeongsun-myeon, Mungyeong City, on the 25th of last month.

During the police investigation, A reportedly stated that he usually does not put leashes on his dogs.

Separately, Mungyeong City recently imposed a fine of 1.2 million won on A.

The incident occurred at around 7:39 p.m. on the 25th of last month when a mother and daughter in their 60s and 40s, respectively, were attacked by six large dogs while walking on a trail.

At the time, A was following behind on a cultivator about 10 to 20 meters away, having released three Greyhounds and three mixed-breed dogs he owned without leashes.

The dogs suddenly ran at the mother and daughter in a pack and began biting them. The victims sustained severe injuries to their heads, faces, and necks, and were immediately transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, but their condition was reported to be critical.

In the police investigation, A said about the situation, "When one dog in the group suddenly charged, the others began attacking as well," adding, "I immediately got off the cultivator to stop the dogs, but it was not enough." A, who makes a living from farming, is known to have raised hunting dogs to prevent wild animals such as roe deer and wild boars from approaching.

The victim's family claimed that the owner, who neglected to properly manage the large dog, should be charged with "attempted murder, not just negligence causing injury," and urged for severe punishment. / Photo by Cheongwadae National Petition Board capture

The victims' family posted a petition on the Blue House National Petition Board on the 29th of last month, demanding strict punishment for dog owner A, who neglected to manage the large dogs.

The family explained the situation, saying, "My older sister was dragged down from the riverbank toward the riverbed (estimated about 10 meters) and was attacked, with her skull exposed due to bites on her head and face, and she sustained injuries all over her arms and legs," and, "(The dogs) charged at our mother, tearing off her scalp and biting her neck and entire body, causing her to collapse."

They continued, "Until then, the dog owner never tried to stop the dogs. The perpetrator took no action until my bleeding sister called 119 herself due to the dogs' attack," and "Our mother has not fully regained consciousness, and my sister is trembling with fear, yet the perpetrator, the dog owner, has neither sincerely apologized nor taken responsibility, instead urging settlement and leniency via text messages, downplaying the incident and giving false statements."

They urged, "This case is attempted murder, not just injury by negligence. Please conduct a thorough investigation by detaining the dog owner and punish him severely. Also, please make it legally mandatory for large dogs not registered as dangerous breeds to wear leashes and muzzles."

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