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CBC
13 hours ago
- CBC
Winnipeg housing co-op residents scared, angry after 5-year-old attacked by dogs
Fear and anger are growing in a northwest Winnipeg housing complex, after a mother says her young daughter was attacked by two dogs that she says have a history of aggressive behaviour. "We now have a little girl who comes home, comes straight in the house, and won't play outside unless we nudge her," Judy Cymbalisty said. "She's scared, and now when she hears a dog she runs in crying and screaming. "She thinks every dog is out to get her." Cymbalisty lives in the Seven Oaks Garden Housing Co-operative in West Kildonan with her husband and her two kids. She says on June 6, her five-year-old daughter, Brooklynn, was walking to see a friend in the complex when she was attacked from behind by two American bulldogs in an outside common area. The dogs attacked the girl after forcing their way out of their owner's home through a storm door, according to Cymbalisty. She was at work when her husband called her about the attack, and said she frantically drove home, not knowing the extent of her daughter's injuries. "These are American bulldogs — they have big jaws," she said. "I had the very worst scenario in mind. "I was a basket case when I was driving home." Community rallies around 5-year-old girl attacked by dogs 30 minutes ago Duration 2:21 Members of a Winnipeg housing co-op are rallying around a five-year-old girl after she was attacked by two large dogs as she was walking in a common area just steps from her home. Although not as bad as Cymbalisty thinks they could have been, Brooklynn had serious injuries, including four punctures to the back of her head, a puncture though her ear, and multiple scrapes and scratches on her upper and lower body. The girl was taken to hospital for treatment after the attack and later released. Along with the physical trauma, Cymbalisty said her daughter has also been forced to deal with the mental trauma caused by the attack. "Physically she's healing, but mentally we have a lot of work ahead of us," said Cymbalisty, who confirmed that they have been taking Brooklynn to see a therapist since the attack. 'Extremely worried' residents: board member Cymbalisty lodged a complaint with the city's animal services but has been frustrated by what she sees as a lack of urgency to deal with a problem she says has everyone in the complex on edge. A petition has also been started by tenants of the complex asking that the dogs be removed. "We have other members of the co-op who are concerned and have asked questions about, 'is it safe?'" she said. Sylvia Burdey, who also lives in the complex, says the dogs have been reported to animal services before. She said in 2021, they attacked her while trying to get at her cat, which she was holding. A complaint was filed after the attack, she said. In a statement sent to CBC, a City of Winnipeg spokesperson would only say an investigation is ongoing, and the city can't share any other details at this time. Shawn Orne, the site management co-ordinator of the complex and a member of its board of directors, said there's palpable concern among residents about the dogs, and whether someone else will be attacked. "We have young families and a lot of senior citizens on site," Orne said. "It's just got a lot of people extremely worried." He added that so far he has seen a "lack of reaction" from both the owner and animal services. "When there is an incident that involves a child, you expect animal services to be here quickly and be attentive — and address it fairly, but resolve it." He added the board has had a meeting where it voted in favour of removing the dogs from the home, and has hired legal counsel as it tries to get the dogs out of the home and the neighbourhood. "We want to ensure that everyone is represented fairly," Orne said about the decision to hire a lawyer.
RNZ News
15 hours ago
- RNZ News
Dog's bite pulls Wairoa great-grandmother off mobility scooter
Carol Stewart was left with horrific injuries after a dog pulled her off her scooter in Murraee Street, Wairoa. Inset: The dog that attacked her has been euthanised. Photo: Supplied A great-grandmother screamed for help and prayed that dogs in attack mode wouldn't go for her face as one sank its teeth into her arm and dragged her off her mobility scooter. Carol Stewart, 63, was flown to Hawke's Bay Hospital with serious bite wounds to her legs and arms after the attack on a Wairoa street just before 2pm on Tuesday. The bites on her arm will require skin grafts. From her hospital bed, she told Local Democracy Reporting she had been complaining for "weeks" about roaming dogs in the area. Wairoa District Council said its staff had impounded two dogs following the attack on Murraee Street. They have since been euthanised. Wairoa mayor Craig Little said the council had "zero tolerance" for dogs that attack. "All dog owners need to be responsible for looking after their dogs to prevent random attacks like this, which can be life-changing for the victims, their families and those involved," Little said. "We need our streets to be safe for everyone. We also need to remember that while it is dogs that attack, it is the owner's responsibility to ensure their dogs are secured and kept under control at all times. "You know if you have a vicious dog. Why do you keep it?" Carol said when she saw two dogs coming at her, she "knew there was no getting out of it". She managed to shoo the first one away. "But the second one was in full flight straight at me. I used my leg to kick it one away, but then it latched onto my arm and was throwing its head from side to side. "I'm by no means a small person, but it dragged me to the ground. "All I could think of as I screamed for help, was please don't go for my face. It was horrific. "The pain was out of this world. I'd rather give birth." A neighbour heard her calls for help and came running. "I could see he was thinking, 'how am I going to get this dog off her?' "He grabbed its tail and pulled. When it let go, it turned to attack him and then suddenly just ran off." Carol called her daughter, Rebecca, immediately after the attack in a delirious state. "I couldn't understand what had happened, but my partner drove me to her," Rebecca said. "Then he took our car to scare the dog off as it was hanging around down the street. "He ended up sliding into a ditch and crashing the car. The police arrived, towed the car out and then came down to where we were." The car was written off. Rebecca said an ambulance had been called, but the police helped Carol into their ute and drove her to Wairoa Hospital. She was later flown to Hawke's Bay Hospital. Carol said one of the dogs, the one she had shooed away, had been on her property "numerous times" and she had made complaints about it to Wairoa District Council. Carol said she was fortunate her five-year-old great-grandson wasn't with her. "I pick up my great-grandson from school. But for some reason on Tuesday, I got to the school and realised I was more than an hour early. So I was on my way home when the dog attacked me." She says there's "no way in hell" she's going out on the streets again on her scooter. She said roaming dogs in Wairoa were out of control. "It's beyond words that people even have menacing dogs. If it had been a kid that was attacked, they would be dead." She said the dog's owner had since come to see her in hospital. "I wasn't going to see him, but then I thought it would be a good idea for him to see what his dog had done. But typical of me, I ended up feeling sorry for him." Carol said she was unsure what the skin grafts will involve or how long she will be in hospital. LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
CTV News
17 hours ago
- CTV News
Dog attack in north Edmonton sends woman to hospital
A woman was hospitalized after a dog attack in Edmonton Friday morning. Edmonton Police Service was called to a dog attack in a home in the area of 129 Avenue and 125 Street at around 6 a.m. Police said the unidentified owner of the dog and the dog left the home before they arrived. The woman sustained non-life threatening injuries, EPS said. Police are investigating.
CTV News
17 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Two Nova Scotians honoured with Carnegie Medal for Heroism after saving child from dog
Trisha and Alex Munroe of Windsor Junction, N.S., are two of four Canadians honoured in the Hero Fund's second award announcement for 2025. (Source: Carnegie Hero Fund) Two Nova Scotians are among the 17 people being recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund. The Carnegie Medal for Heroism is North America's highest honor for civilian heroism and is given to people who risked serious injury or death, or who were killed, saving or attempting to save others. Trisha and Alex Munroe of Windsor Junction, N.S., are two of four Canadians honoured in the Hero Fund's second award announcement for 2025. Trisha's eight-year-old son Will Munroe was outside playing in the snow at a cul-de-sac near their Windsor Junction home on March 6, 2023, when an adult male German shepherd approached him, according to a news release from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. 'The dog ultimately bit Will's arm and thrashed him back and forth on the ground. Will's brother sought help and alerted their mother, elementary school teacher Trisha Munroe, 42, who left the house barefoot and in pajamas,' reads the release. Trisha arrived on scene to find Will on the ground with the dog biting one of his arms. She sat on the dog and put her hands in its mouth to get it to release the arm. Trisha's oldest son Alex had followed his mother to the scene and saw her struggling to control the dog. 'Alex entered the street and punched the dog on the head, which caused it to release Will and allowed him to move to safety in his driveway,' reads the release. 'The dog then bit Munroe's right arm below the elbow as she remained seated on its back. Alex continued to punch the dog's head, switching from a closed fist to a hammer fist, until it let go of Munroe's right arm and then bit her left arm.' Alex continued to punch the dog until it released his mother's other arm. The owner of the dog showed up and took the dog home. Will was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries to his head and arm. His mother was also taken to hospital to be treated for the bites to her arms and hand. Including the 17 new honourees, the Carnegie Medal has been awarded to 10,510 people since its inception in 1904. The Carnegie Hero Fund was established by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The other two Canadians on the list are Aidan James Loughlin and Justin Baird of St. Catharines, Ont. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
BBC News
2 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.
