Mauling attack by pit bull-type dog: Quebec owner convicted of criminal negligence
LONGUEUIL, Que. — A Quebec judge is suggesting a man whose dog mauled a young girl will be given a stiffer prison sentence than the three years the Crown is recommending.
Quebec court Judge Pierre Belisle convicted Karim Jean Gilles on Thursday of criminal negligence causing bodily harm after his pit bull-type dog left a seven-year-old girl with severe damage to her face and cranium in a 2015 attack.
Crown attorney Claudie Gilbert said Jean Gilles should be sentenced to three years because of the extent of the girl’s injuries, his prior criminal record and the fact he seemed to have no remorse or empathy.
“I’m thinking of a more severe sentence,” Belisle replied. “More than three years.”