Two dog owners have been charged after their animals killed an 86-year-old woman in a northwest neighborhood in June.
Betty Williams was attacked by dogs in the alley behind her home on the 1500 block of 21st Avenue NW, in the Capitol Hill community, on June 5th. He died from his wounds on the way to the hospital.
The dogs were confiscated and Calgary City Council is awaiting the outcome of its Dangerous Dog Act application to slaughter animals from Alberta’s Queen’s Bench Court.
Dennis Bagaric and Talyn Calkins, the owners of the three dogs, face 12 combined charges under the Pet Ownership Regulation, which includes:
- Three charges of animal attack on a person causing serious injury;
- Three charges of animal attack on one person;
- Three animal bite counts to one person; i,
- Three counts of animals running free.
“I’ll fight for you, come what may!” Denis Bagaric’s June 30 Facebook post lamenting the loss of his dogs that were confiscated after fatally attacking an 86-year-old woman in Calgary. (Facebook / Denis Bagaric)
Bagaric and Calkins are scheduled to appear in court and a conviction for any of their charges carries a maximum fine of $ 10,000 or up to six months in prison.
A criminal investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Calgary Community Standards chief of staff Ryan Pleckaitis offered an update on the investigation Wednesday morning.
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