00:00Where there's a young man with three pit bulls living next to me.
00:07Well, I was going home. I wasn't expecting to be greeted by three pit bulls, right?
00:13And I have was to fight for my life.
00:15The woman who wished not to be named told the TV6 News the dogs tried to launch at her face
00:21and she put up a fight.
00:23She suffered injuries to her left hand and leg and was rushed to the Canaan Health Centre all bloodied.
00:53You could tell from, because this whole hand is swollen, you know. I can't close it, you know. This whole
00:58one.
00:59Right? And when I block, this is where I get the screen.
01:02The matter was reported to the Shervin Road police officers who visited the scene, took statements and an investigation has
01:10been launched.
01:11The owner of the dogs is now in hiding. The lawmen took photos of the dogs and of her injuries.
01:18My brother would have told him many times to tie his dogs up.
01:22When the police came today and they took the pictures, the officer said that, but these are full-grown pit
01:30bulls.
01:30They are full, they are pit bulls. Why does he have pit bulls here? And I want them to do
01:36something about this.
01:38She intends to press charges in the matter.
01:40Back in July, TV6 News brought to you the story of Diego Martin, Trinidad resident Roy George,
01:47who was visiting Tobago when he was mauled by a number of dangerous pit bulls in Buku, Tobago.
01:53He is in the process of taking legal action.
01:56According to the Dangerous Dogs Act 2000, 17-1, where a dangerous dog injures a person, the owner or keeper
02:06of the dogs commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment
02:16for five years.
02:17Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
