A judge will decide Thursday on the fate of two dogs involved in a fatal attack on a Calgary senior more than two years ago.
Dog owner Denis Bagaric will be in court to fight a move to have two of his animals put down.
He was fined $18,000 and handed a 15-year ban on pet ownership after pleading guilty in early May to two city bylaw charges: an animal attacking a person causing severe injury, and animals running at large.
The judge in that case said he was satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that all three dogs were involved in the attack on 86-year-old Betty Ann Williams.
Known as ‘Rusty’ to those who knew and loved her, Williams was gardening in the alley of her Capitol Hill home in June 2022 when she was mauled by Bagaric’s three dogs.
She waited 30 minutes for an ambulance to take her to the hospital, where she later died of her injuries.
Immediately after Williams’ death, the three animals were taken into city custody and have been there for the last two years. One of the dogs was euthanized in February.
During a hearing on June 4, the city’s legal team said all of the dogs had blood on their chests and muzzles.
This is a developing story.
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