By Sheena Roszell

Charges laid after woman seriously injured in dog attack

Jun 29, 2018 | 1:35 PM

Few details have been released, but a man and a woman have been charged after another woman was viscously attacked by a pair of dogs in Grande Prairie earlier this month.

When it happened June 5, one of the two dogs was detained by officers that day. The other was on the loose until it was captured and euthanized by RCMP early last Saturday.  

“One dog was taken care of by the RCMP.  I am not going to comment on what happened with the RCMP because that is their business,” said Ross Gear with Enforcement Services. “In relation to the investigation, two people from Grande Prairie have been charged; a man and a woman.  There were two dogs involved in the alleged attack, one was owned by a man, one was owned by a woman.” 

They are both due in court later this summer.

The woman who was injured in the attack suffered serious injuries. She posted on Facebook that she had two lacerations near her eye and on her jaw. She said the dogs also bit through her hand and foot.

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Krystin Small says she is doing ok now. She has a fractured wrist, one of her feet is still swollen to twice the size of her other foot.  Between her hand, foot, face, and scalp, Small estimates she received about 100 stitches.

Gear has also confirmed to our newsroom that Enforcement Services is investigating another case from this week where two bully breed dogs reportedly attacked another dog. A woman who tried to help her dog was scratched up, but not bitten. Gear says they are investigating whether charges of one dog attacking another will be laid.  They’ll be talking to all people involved first. Neither dog has been quarantined. Gear said the owner of the dog that was attacked was deciding if she was going to take it to the vet.