Boy's family to sue dog owner after pit bull attack

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On his son’s condition since the attack, Stromvig said: “Eli is coping – he is fortunate because he is young and he will be able to recover from this. But he has a fear for dogs now which I don't think he will overcome.” Tankmaester

unleashed the pit bull while the boy was in a group of 18 other children at a family picnic in a park in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, on December 12 2019.

Eric Stromvig, the boy’s father, told Sowetan that they felt let down by the criminal justice system after Kapp was handed a R10,000 fine, R5,000 of which was suspended for five years for contravening the Animal Matters Amendment Act at the Newcastle magistrate’s court on Tuesday. “It seemed like we were on the back foot from the beginning because this matter was not properly investigated – statements from witnesses which detailed what happened on the day were not taken into consideration,” Stromvig said.

He said they would be pursuing a civil case against Kapp for damages and the trauma that his son was subjected to. “We are just waiting for the documents and docket so we can lodge a civil case against him,” Stromvig said.

 

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Tankmaester Fear of dogs are as everryday as sun-up or sun-down. Keep your dogs begind gates.

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