Dangerous dog bit Wolverhampton delivery driver in attack
A dangerous dog broke free from its owner and bit a supermarket delivery driver twice on the backside, a court heard.
Denise Bona, aged 49, lost control of her giant German Shepherd Great Dane mix in the doorway of her home in Julian Road, Wolverhampton.
Wolverhampton Magistrates Court heard the dog sprinted down the pathway and bit ASDA worker Jonathan Higginson, causing puncture wounds to his buttocks that required hospital treatment.
It was the second time in five months that the dog had sank its teeth into a man's rump. As a result, the dog now faces being destroyed.
Mr Roger Bleazard, prosecuting, told the court that Mr Higginson was delivering shopping to Bona when the incident occurred at around 8.30am on January 9.
He said: "The defendant was holding on to the dog at the entrance to her home. Mr Higginson handed her shopping bags and turned to walk back down the drive to his van.
"But when she took hold of the bags the dog began to struggle and broke free, biting the victim twice on the buttocks before she could get the dog back under control and into the house."
In a victim impact statement read to the court, Mr Higginson said that he hoped the dog would be destroyed following the attack, which left him requiring four stitches to puncture wounds.
He also suffered 'severe pain and discomfort', the court heard.
The court was told that in a separate incident on September 14 last year the dog became aggressive with another man and bit him on the backside.
On that occasion, no criminal charges were brought after the victim declined to make an official complaint.
Deputy District Judge Derek French said that although the German Shepherd Great Dane mix is not on the Government's list of banned dogs, it was right under the circumstances for its destruction to be considered.
He said: "There have been incidents when people have been seriously injured or even killed as a result of dogs being out of control.
"It is right that the court should consider whether the dog should be destroyed or some form of contingency order be put in place."
Bona, who declined legal representation at the hearing, admitted owning a dog that was dangerously out of control causing injury.
She was given unconditional bail to return to the same court for sentencing on April 14.
