Dog biting saga…Doctor charged with letting ferocious dog be at large

Mar 21, 2013 News

The doctor whose dog on Sunday evening mauled a 10-year-old schoolgirl causing her to be hospitalised in a serious condition at the New Amsterdam hospital has been charged.

Amanda Phillips

Dr Roy Nankumar, 58, a dentist of 336 Sookhu Street, Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with causing a ferocious dog in rabid state to be at large.
The doctor is accused of being the owner of a ferocious unmuzzled dog, which he caused to be at large resulting in the dog biting Amanda Phillips of Sookhu Street thus causing injuries to the child.
In court he pleaded not guilty and was sent away on his own reconnaissance. The matter has been transferred to the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court where it will be heard again on May 10.
According to reports the child, in company with her brother, was going to the shop to purchase some eggs for her mother when the dog scaled a fence and attacked her.
Residents had complained that the dog, a pitbull would usually jump the low fence and rush at persons passing.  They stated that they have constantly complained to the doctor to secure his animal and to raise his fence all to no avail.
An eyewitness had told the media that he was at home on his verandah about 19:45 hrs when he noticed the girl passing through the street with a bag and a torch light in her hands when she was attacked by the ferocious dog which threw her to the ground and held on to her head.
He stated that neighbours quickly rushed to the scene. However, their many shouts and efforts with sticks and other materials were not enough to ward or release the girl from the grasp of the dog.
Another resident was forced to chop the animal. The entire torment lasted for about 15 minutes.
The doctor is being represented by Attorney at law Rabindranauth Singh.