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Metro Vancouver — A pit bull owner who police say left the scene with his dog after it attacked a 65-year-old woman in Surrey, ripping her arm open, was located by authorities a few days later but is not facing charges.

The victim’s arm was mangled and she required hospitalization and surgery after the dog attacked her outside the Mac’s convenience store at 92nd Avenue and Scott Road in Whalley on Monday, June 20. The Surrey RCMP and City of Surrey’s Animal Control Office received multiple tips from the public in the days that followed and found the dog’s owner.

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“The owner has voluntarily surrendered the dog to Surrey Animal Control to have it put down,” said Jas Rehal, manager of the City of Surrey’s Bylaws, Enforcement and Licensing department.

Surrey RCMP Sgt. Alanna Dunlop said the police investigation is still open.

“Officers have looked at the totality of the circumstances in this file and have deemed that there is insufficient evidence to proceed with criminal charges at this time,” she said.