14-Feb-2012 - Man sentenced after dog bit girl

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13 February 2012 Last updated at 13:33 GMT Chingford dog attack: Man sentenced after girl mauled A man whose dog bit off part of a six-year-old girl's ear in London has been given a suspended 12-week jail term. Gary Hindley, 56, of Chingford, admitted allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control in a north-east London park. Hindley pleaded guilty to a breach of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 at Thames Magistrates Court. The victim's father said the dog attacked several times, circling them in what he likened to a "shark attack". The girl also sustained injuries to her neck and shoulder. 'Horrific incident' The girl's mother said in a statement read to the court that "the family as a whole have wholesale nba jerseys been affected" by the attack. She added: "I had to do everything I could to protect my little girl." Hindley's solicitor, Ozlem Erbil Cetin, read to the court a letter from Hindley to the girl's parents where he apologised for what happened. He had initially given an incorrect address to the victim's father and left the scene quickly after the attack but was now "very remorseful", Ms Certin said. She said he had "kicked" and "punched" the dog in an attempt to protect the child. "He says he was in as much of a shock as the parents," she added. District Judge Robert Roscoe said that, while Hindley may have attempted to stop the dog mauling the girl, his efforts were not good enough and described the attack as a "horrific incident". He told him: "I accept you may have done your best to intervene but your best wasn't very good." 'Low compensation' The nfl jersey supply judge said Hindley was not doing his duty by his dog, called Buddy, or by others around him and added that all pets must be properly controlled. "Buddy was not well-trained, not well-looked after and not well-supervised," he added. He said: "I have no doubt that you will agree that the effect on the two parents will be long-lasting and again cause them continuous worry, and especially during outings they have previously enjoyed." "When all is said and done, the blame for what happened falls fairly and squarely on your shoulders," he added. Hindley's sentence was suspended for two years and he was also disqualified from owning any animal for nfl jerseys cheap a period of 10 years. He will be electronically monitored, with the imposition of a curfew between 20:00 GMT and 07:00 GMT for six weeks. District Judge Robert Roscoe also ordered him to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, to be completed in the next 12 months. The judge added that he had to pay compensation totalling £450 - a sum which he regarded as "very low compensation" - adding that it would have been "far more" if he was in work. He also ordered that the dog should be destroyed.

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