Dominique Alain lost her triceps in the attack, which left her disfigured and left her arm weak. Now she wants the owners of the dogs to be held criminally responsible.
A woman who was mauled by dogs in 2019 has won her civil case against the dogs' owner and the Town of Potton. A Quebec Superior Court judge ordered the town and Alan Barnes to pay her nearly $460,000.Dominique Alain lost her triceps in a 2019 dog attack. A Quebec Superior Court judge ordered the town and dog owner Alan Barnes to pay her nearly $460,000. Five years after Dominique Alain was attacked by dogs in Potton, Que.
"The injuries were catastrophic. We're talking about someone who was attacked so severely that her life was at risk." Dominique Alain's legs and arm still bear the scars left by her canine attackers, leaving her wounded for life. "She has had to redefine herself, live differently, even give up some of her passions and, for others, live them at a different pace," read the judgment.
In his decision, Provencher enumerated several instances where town staff were made aware of incidents involving Barnes's dogs. Provencher said the incidents showed Potton didn't take its animal control responsibility seriously, "including the safety of citizens and people," on its territory.
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