Existing legislation means the offence of having an out-of-control dog only applies in public places, not on private property.
Abbie Varrow needed 60 stitches to her face after she was attacked while playing on a neighbour’s trampoline in Ploughmans Lane, Great Notley, last April.
But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to prosecute the dog’s owner, stating there was insufficient evidence.
(Braintree and Witham Times - May 18, 2013)
