A man in his 60s was sentenced to prison for being the owner of a large dog that bit and killed a woman in his 50s while walking in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.
Judge Hye-won Jeong, the sole criminal of the Namyangju Branch of the Uijeongbu District Court, sentenced defendant A (69) to one year in prison for four counts: manslaughter, veterinary law, waste management law, and evidence destruction teacher.
The court explained the reason for the sentencing, saying, "It looks like a negligent offense and there is no intention, but the defendant's attitude is bad, such as hiding his mistake and destroying evidence, and he has not been forgiven by the victim's family."
The owner of the dog farm, Mr. A, was arrested and charged with killing Mr. B (57), who was bitten to the neck and head by a dog on May 22, last year, while neglecting the management of the large dog he was raising at the entrance to the hill in Saneung-ri, Jingeon-eup, Namyangju-si. That's it.
Person A is accused of illegally raising 49 abandoned dogs sold at an abandoned animal shelter through her acquaintance, livestock farmer C (74), on a dog farm, injecting antibiotics, etc. also received
When the investigation into the death case began, charges of teacher destruction of evidence were also applied, such as having C to remove the vehicle black box.
From the beginning of the police investigation to the courthouse, Mr. A insisted that "the accident dog is not my dog", but the court did not accept it and found him guilty of all four charges.
C, who was charged with destroying evidence, was sentenced to six months in prison and one year of probation.
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