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A woman has been convicted of failing to control a "strong" mastiff-type dog that bit through a woman's hand after attacking her lurcher.

The victim and her husband were out walking Ollie, their lurcher, when they encountered Caroline Raynor-Jones and her mother, who were walking two other dogs in Rawcliffe, near Goole.

Raynor-Jones, a trainee solicitor, was walking Mia, a mastiff, who belonged to her then partner, while her mother was walking his other dog on June 14, 2016, prosecutor Cathrine Kioko-Gilligan said.

Mia, who was on a lead, pulled away from Raynor-Jones and attacked Ollie before the victim tried to intervene by putting her hand down - suffering a "very nasty" hand injury, Hull Crown Court heard.

As well as needing stitches to repair the bloody wound, the woman was also "very badly" psychologically affected, and no longer feels able to walk Ollie alone.

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Raynor-Jones, now 23, denied any wrongdoing but was convicted by a jury after a trial of being in charge of a dog that injured a person while dangerously out of control.

'You didn't care'

Sentencing Raynor-Jones on Tuesday, Judge Mark Bury told her: "You simply let it happen; you weren't interested in trying to retrieve your dog." He also said she was "not in any way concerned" for the victim.

Mia's owner now has 28 days to make any representations to the court before a contingent destruction order comes into effect. The order would see Mia put down unless wearing a muzzle at all times when out in public.

Summarising a victim statement, Judge Bury said she "doesn't have the enjoyment of walking her dog as she'd like. Essentially, she's afraid to do so, nervous at meeting other dogs, and with Ollie being a nervous dog, her position seems to make him worse".

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Raynor-Jones, of Swedish Villas, Rawcliffe, had no previous convicitons.

Nigel Clive, mitigating, said: "This is a defendant who has had a considerable history with dogs. The lapse of attention was but a few seconds."

Raynor-Jones was ordered to do 80 hours of unpaid work as part of a 12-month community order. She was also ordered to pay the £850 prosecution costs at £70 a month.

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