Results: Owner of Pit Bulls Responsible for Fatal Attack on 86-Year-Old Penalized $18K, Prohibited from Animal Ownership

A Calgary man whose three pit bulls killed an 86-year-old woman two years ago was fined $18,000 and banned from owning animals for 15 years. In February, Denis Bagaric pleaded guilty to bylaw offences of allowing an animal to attack and injure a person and allowing dogs to run at large. Betty Ann Williams was mauled in an alley on June 5, 2022, after Denis Bagaric’s three pit bulls escaped his fenced and gated backyard. One of the dogs has been euthanized and the fate of the others is before a different court. “To take no steps to euthanize all three immediately is irresponsible. (Bagaric) put his own wishes over the safety of the community,” Judge Wong said.

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