A man has appeared in court charged with dangerous dog offences following an incident in Tower Hamlets.
Louie Turnbull, 46 (13.06.76) of no fixed address was charged on Tuesday, 9 May with:
– Being the person/owner of a dog that was dangerously out of control (with injury);
– Being in possession/custody of a dog whilst disqualified from owning or keeping a dog.
He appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on the same day where he pleaded not guilty to the first offence and guilty to the second offence.
He is next due to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 6 June.
The charges follow a call to police just after 17:00hrs on Sunday, 7 May, to reports of a woman being attacked by a dog in Commercial Road, E14.
She had also suffered an injury to her leg during the incident. She did not require hospital treatment.
As part of their enquiries to safeguard the public, local officers supported by specialists from Dog Support Unit and Specialist Firearms Command, spoke to a male in the vicinity who was in possession of the two dogs.
Following this interaction, which failed to bring the dogs satisfactorily under control, police firearms officers destroyed the two dogs at the scene.
The owner of the dogs was arrested at the scene. Police Taser was discharged. He was taken into custody and was later charged as above.
Two public complaints forwarded from the IOPC to the MPS were voluntarily referred back to the IOPC on Wednesday, 10 May. We await a decision as to any further action they will take and will provide every assistance.
The officers concerned have been informed. They remain on operational duties.
