Tennessee Dog Bite: Animals Had Previous History of Running Loose
It’s one of the most high profile dog bite attack cases that Memphis dog bite attorneys have seen in recent times. A Cordova woman was attacked by a pack of three pit bulls last Thursday as she was taking her morning walk with her son’s dog. The brutality of the attack and the owner’s previous record of letting his dogs run loose, have sparked an uproar in the community.
The three pit bulls apparently ran out from a nearby house, and attacked the victim, Helen Marshall’s husky. When Marshall tried to save her dog from the attack, the pit bulls turned on her. When help finally arrived, the 62-year-old woman was lying on the ground with several bite marks on her hand and arms. The dogs have been taken to the Memphis Animal Shelter. Marshall is still being treated for her injuries that include more than 50 bite wounds on her hands and arms.
As a Tennessee dog bite attorney, I know for a fact that those kinds of bites can be painful for a young adult to bear, and must have been especially traumatic for the 62-year-old woman who. According to Marshall’s husband, who is a school teacher, his wife’s hands are still badly injured from the attack, and she might not be able to return to her job as a data processor soon. To add to their worries, her medical bills are piling up.
The owner of the dog, Andre Robinson has been arrested, and this week, a judge lowered his $500,000 bond. Robinson’s neighbors say that the three dogs have been a menace ever since he moved to the area about a year ago. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that there have been at least two calls about these dogs running loose. In fact, Robinson seems to have a maverick attitude towards dog ownership. His former neighbors also say that they had problems with his dogs running loose.
As a Memphis dog bite lawyer, I sometimes find that whenever there is a dog bite attack case like this one, there is passionate debate involving the keeping of certain breeds of dogs that are seen to be more aggressive, like Rottweilers and pit bulls. Unfortunately, I see that these aggressive breeds are often reared by people, who have little appreciation for the extra effort and care that goes into raising these dogs. The results are tragic not just for the victims of these attacks, but also for the dogs, who may have to be put down after an attack.
