Newmarket dog attack leads to owner sentencing

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 12:21 pm

A Newmarket dog owner has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence after his dogs attacked a nine‐year‐old girl when she and her father visited his home to view puppies. The incident, which resulted in severe injuries to the child, has led to a sentence that includes house arrest and significant legal repercussions.

torontosun.com / Newmarket man convicted criminally for his dogs’ attack on young girl in 2023

The three bulldog-type dogs were euthanized after the attack, which occurred at the man's home

globalnews.ca / Man pleads guilty to criminal negligence in dog attack that injured girl: York police

Police say the girl and her father had visited the man's home in Newmarket, Ont., on July 27, 2023 to view puppies for sale.

globalnews.ca / Owner sentenced to house arrest after Ontario child mauled by 3 dogs

Police say an Ontario man has been sentenced to house arrest among other conditions after a nine-year-old girl was mauled by three dogs at a Newmarket home.

citynews.ca / Newmarket dog owner sentenced after attack on 9-year-old girl

A Newmarket man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an incident in 2023 in which a 9-year-old girl was severely injured by his three dogs. York Regional Police said in a news release that the young girl and her father visited the dog owner’s home on July 7, 2023,…

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