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STV News
5 days ago
- STV News
Pregnant woman 'left severely injured' by XL Bully
A pregnant woman was allegedly left 'severely injured' after being attacked by an XL Bully in Aberdeenshire days before Christmas. The woman was with her Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog near Udny Station when she was reportedly approached by the XL Bully. Cheryl Kerr has been charged in court under the Dangerous Dogs Act following the incident on December 19 last year. It is alleged that the 35-year-old was in charge of the animal, which was unmuzzled and 'dangerously out of control'. The charge states that the XL Bully approached the pregnant woman before seizing her Staffy's head with its mouth. It allegedly struggled violently with the victim, repeatedly biting and scratching her on the body to her severe injury. The Staffy was also allegedly bitten on the body repeatedly. Kerr is also accused of allowing the XL Bully to be in a public place unmuzzled and without a lead. The case called at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Thursday, where it was continued without plea until next month. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Pregnant woman 'severely hurt by XL Bully dog' in Aberdeenshire
A pregnant woman was allegedly badly hurt by an "out of control" XL Bully dog in Kerr, 35, has been charged in court under the Dangerous Dogs Act over an incident in the Udny Station area in December last is alleged an XL Bully she was in charge of severely injured a woman who was pregnant, as well as repeatedly biting the woman's Staffie accused did not appear when the case called for the first time at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, and it was continued without plea. The charge states the incident happened on 19 December last year at the old railway line near Udny is alleged Ms Kerr was for the time being in charge of an XL Bully and it was "dangerously out of control".It is claimed that, while unmuzzled, the dog approached the woman and her dog, seized the dog's head with its mouth, struggled violently with the woman, repeatedly bit and scratched her on the body to her severe injury, and repeatedly bit her dog on the body. It is further alleged that she had allowed an XL Bully to be in a public place without being muzzled and kept on a case against Ms Kerr, of Udny Station, will call again later in the year.
