Greyhound pinned down by police after attacking pedestrians in Wolverhampton street
A dog owner whose pet greyhound escaped through the gate of her home and attacked two people has been ordered to pay £330 by the courts.
Danielle Ramon's retired racing greyhound attacked a man and a woman, leaving them both with cuts and bruises, and another dog out for a walk.
It took place on July 25 after the dog escaped Ramon's back garden in Daisy Walk, Pendeford, while she was helping her son with his bike.
The man was attacked first, leaving him cuts to his arm and hand. An eyewitness called the police as it happened - and when officers arrived, the dog was biting the woman and her own pet, leaving them both with cuts and bruises.
The officers pulled the greyhound off the woman and pinned it down.
Mr Gregory Burke, defending at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court, said the attacks had been an isolated incident and 29-year-old Ramon was a responsible owner.
He said: "Miss Ramon is a lady of good character who is very much distraught at the events and the consequences that have followed."
"This was effectively an accident. She had been assisting her son to retrieve his bike when the gate became open. She tried to follow the dog but it got away and out of sight.
"Miss Ramon accepts fully what has happened and has shown genuine remorse. The trauma of these proceedings has been such that such an oversight is very unlikely to happen again."
In interview, Ramon said she always walked the dog on its lead and had it muzzled. She added it had never bit anyone, had never been aggressive and is usually very good with strangers and children.
At a previous hearing, she admitted two counts of owning a dog dangerously out of control causing injury.
She was given a conditional discharge for six months and told to pay a total of £330, including £100 compensation for the female victim.
In line with the recommendations of a dog officer's report, Ramon was told the greyhound must be muzzled and on a lead when in public and must only be walked by someone aged 16 or above.
Prosecuting, Mr Roger Blezzard said: "An experienced dog officer has suggested muzzling the greyhound and that it should be controlled in a particular way.
"These are not conditions that are bad for the dog. This is not proposing destruction of the dog. This is very favourable towards the dog."
