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CTV News
17-07-2025
- CTV News
80-year-old woman receives 9 stitches after ‘unprovoked' dog attack in Toronto
80-year-old Natalia Santos is recovering after receiving nine stitches following an 'unprovoked' dog attack just steps from her home in Little Portugal. (CTV News Toronto) An 80-year-old woman is recovering following an 'unprovoked' dog attack just steps from her Little Portugal home that left her with nine stitches. On Wednesday, at around 10:45 a.m., Natalia Santos had just begun walking to her seniors program and was waiting to cross the street at the intersection of Dundas Street West and Dufferin Street when a dog suddenly bit her arm. 'I was on the sidewalk like normal and suddenly a lady comes with the dog,' Santos told CTV News Toronto. 'The dog passed by and grabbed my arm and bit me... I yelled and said, 'What's going on?'' Santos was by herself at the time of the attack, but people in the area quickly rushed to her aid. A witness told Santos' family that the dog released her almost immediately and someone nearby had a first-aid kit and wrapped up Santos' wounds before she was taken to the hospital where she received nine stitches. 'There were two owners with the dog, and the dog just suddenly attacked,' Santos' daughter, Patti Zwolak, said, recounting what one of the witnesses told her. 'I don't think (my mom) realized it was bleeding, but there were some bystanders in a vehicle who... got out of the car and they assisted my mom to the sidewalk and called the ambulance from there.' Zwolak said the witnesses also informed her that the dog was aggressive and that it was jumping as it was crossing the street. They also claimed the owner was 'kind of' hitting it. Santos said the owners were very sorry after the attack, but she still wishes people would be more watchful with their dogs. 'Be careful and always put the leash on a dog, no matter if they are good or not,' she said. 'That lady told me, 'He's very good. He never did that (before), 'but he did.' A photo obtained by CTV News of the dog in question shows it on a leash, but Santos said it wasn't on one when she was attacked. toronto dog attack This photo obtained by CTV News shows the dog that attacked Natalia Santos. (Supplied) Both Toronto police and Toronto Animal Services confirmed to CTV News they are investigating the incident. 'Toronto Animal Services has contacted us and they've given us some recommendations and whether or not my mom is going to have a rabies prevention shot,' Zwolak said. 'She had a tetanus shot as well (at the hospital) for prevention.' Santos said she's feeling 'a little bit' better and the family is waiting to hear the results of the tests their mother did at the hospital and more on the investigation.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Yahoo
Man jailed for killing fellow non-league footballer with single punch to the head in unprovoked attack
Incident took place in December 2024 Family and friends left devastated by loss Sentence handed out at Leeds Crown Court Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱 WHAT HAPPENED? Mckenzie Dicicco, 22, of Belgravia Gardens in Middlesbrough pleaded guilty to manslaughter on June 6 and was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on July 16. He will now be serving time behind bars. His victim, 32-year-old James Hitchcock from Cottingham in East Yorkshire, was struck by a single punch in an unprovoked attack at York Station during a night out with friends on December 15, 2024. WHAT THE VICTIM'S FAMILY SAID Hitchcock, who played for Northern Counties East League Premier Division side Barton Town FC, died in hospital as a result of the injuries that he suffered. His family said after appearing in court that Mr Hitchcock "was, and is still, loved by many, and we know that his memory will live on through our son, family and friends, the football community, and in our hearts". WHAT THE JUDGE SAID Mr Hitchcock had been in York to watch a football match with friends. Judge Guy Kearl said of Dicicco's actions: 'It was a cowardly, deliberate and vicious attack on a man who had no chance to defend or brace himself. James was the life and soul of everything he did, he brightened up the room and was calm and gentle.' Mr Hitchcock made more than 250 appearances as a goalkeeper for Bridlington Town before moving to Barton Town FC, with his former club left 'devastated' by his untimely death. Diccio was also a non-league footballer who spent time with Thornaby, Northallerton and Pickering.
BBC News
16-07-2025
- BBC News
Man jailed for killing footballer in York one-punch attack
A man has been jailed for six years and eight months after he killed a footballer with a single punch to the head in an unprovoked Dicicco, 22, of Belgravia Gardens in Middlesbrough, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to manslaughter on 6 Hitchcock, 32, from Cottingham in East Yorkshire, who played for Barton Town FC, was struck from behind after being targeted by Dicicco at York Station during a night out with friends on 15 December. He died in Hitchcock's wife April said she had been left with an "unexplainable grief" as he was killed just before he was about to spend his first Christmas as a father. In a witness statement read out in court, she said: "It has been seven months since our hearts were broken and we cannot comprehend he is not here."I'm now a widow, lost and alone as the love of my life and best friend was so selfishly taken from me."James has missed out on watching his son's first birthday. I feel an unexplainable grief having to raise him alone while in survival mode."His friend James Williamson, who was there with him when he was attacked, said the "regret and guilt of being there on that night will stay with him forever". His family said after his sentencing that Mr Hitchcock "was, and is still, loved by many, and we know that his memory will live on through our son, family and friends, the football community, and in our hearts".On the day of the attack, Mr Hitchcock had travelled to York from Cottingham to watch a football game with a few had travelled with his girlfriend and two of their friends from Middlesbrough, and they went to various footage shown in court showed their group being thrown out of a bar called Thor's and they then went back to the railway station, where a security guard said he was "very drunk and aggressive". At 20:17 GMT, Mr Hitchcock and his friends arrived at the station and appeared in "good spirits".One of his friends pointed to the defendant who was sat on a bench with his group nearby and words were exchanged between Hitchcock tried to calm down Dicicco and even put his arm around the defendant's neck to calm Hitchcock's friends stayed in Sainsbury's as they waited for the coast to be clear and then went to the Burger King at the station. 'Cowardly, deliberate and vicious attack' Prosecutor Paul Greaney said Dicicco was "highly agitated" and when his train was delayed by about 10 minutes, he went back over to Burger said he then punched the right side of the back of Mr Hitchcock's head in a "pre-meditated attack".The court heard that he got a fracture to his skull and brain damage when he fell to the floor after being punched, while the blow to his head tore an artery and caused a then walked away, disposed of his jumper and ended up getting an Uber back to Middlesbrough, fleeing the scene. He was then arrested. Defencing Dicicco, Nicholas Lumley told the court he had provided no character witnesses as the defendant knew it was "his fault and nobody else's"."He does not blame anyone else or even alcohol- although it might not have happened without it," he Guy Kearl said: "It was a cowardly, deliberate and vicious attack on a man who had no chance to defend or brace himself."James was the life and soul of everything he did, he brightened up the room and was calm and gentle."Mr Hitchcock made more than 250 appearances as a goalkeeper for Bridlington Town before moving to Barton Town Town said after his death that the club was "devastated".Dicicco was also a non-league footballer and had played at Thornaby, Northallerton and Pickering. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Daily Mail
24-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Major update after unbelievable video of couple being attacked by a group of kids as young as 12 shocked Australia
Five youths, some as young as 12, have been arrested after a woman was rushed to hospital after being targeted in an unprovoked attack in Sydney. The woman, 42, and a 40-year-old man, were ambushed inside the courtyard of a unit complex on Oscar Place, in Eastgardens, on Wednesday. In shocking CCTV of the attack, the woman is seen being pushed to the ground and repeatedly hit and kicked as the man called for help and tried to block the blows. The attack continued until a passerby with a dog rushed to help the couple. Police told Daily Mail Australia that despite online reports, there was no information to suggest the couple had been targeted because of their racial background. It comes after the video was shared to TikTok on Wednesday with the caption: 'In Australia, a Chinese couple was surrounded and brutally attacked by over 20 teenagers in the street - just because they spoke Chinese'. 'This isn't an isolated case - there have been similar attacks in Redfern and Waterloo. The police don't care. The media ignores it. 'If we don't speak up, who will?' The couple were taken to Maroubra Police Station where they were treated by paramedics for facial injuries before being taken to Prince of Wales Hospital. They have since been discharged. Two 12-year-old girls were charged on Thursday over the incident and remain before the courts. After further investigations, another five children were arrested. A 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were arrested on Friday evening after attending Maroubra Police Station. The boy was charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company of other(s) and affray. He was granted conditional bail to attend a children's court on June 16 while the 16-year-old girl will likely be dealt with under the Younger Offenders Act at a later date. A further two 14-year-old girls and a 13-year-old boy attended Maroubra Police Station where they were arrested and each charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company of other(s) and affray. They have been granted conditional bail to appear at a children's court, The 14-year-boy is due to appear at a children's Court on June 16 while the 11 and 13-year-olds are due to appear on June 23. Police are not looking for any other people in relation to the assault.
CTV News
21-05-2025
- CTV News
Man charged with aggravated assault following attack in Penticton, B.C.
An online fundraiser identified the victim as Vincent Florence, saying the 28-year-old man was struck on the head and knocked unconscious in an unprovoked attack outside the Barley Mill Brew Pub. (GoFundMe)
