Overview

• Tracie Inkpen received a high-level community order of 160 hours after admitting being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control.
• She must pay £1,500 compensation to the child, £1,988 kennel costs, a £114 victim surcharge and £85 court costs, to be repaid at £200 a month.
• A contingent destruction order permits the cockapoo, Reggie, to return home only muzzled on a short lead and walked by someone over 18.
• Prosecutors said the dog lunged without warning, dragged the child to the ground and left seven to eight puncture wounds that required surgery.
• Police identified the owner through a media appeal, a tip-off and bystander video; Inkpen initially denied involvement before admitting the dog was hers and had been assessed for behavioral issues.