The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Jail for dog attack man
A man’s attempt to sell a rare breed dog in Peterborough went disastrously wrong when it attacked the prospective buyer.
Habeeb Nazir went to a park near his home in Cromwell Road to sell a Japanese Akita on August 16, 2016, Cambridge Crown Court heard.
Nazir let the dog off its lead but it immediately attacked the victim, causing severe injuries to his arm and nerve and ligament damage. Nazir made no attempt to help and the man managed to escape and was treated by a first aider nearby. On April 28 2017, Nazir approached the man on Cromwell Road and threatened him to withdraw his complaint about the incident.
Nazir was found arrested a few weeks later and in police interview, denied he ever had a dog.
He denied any involvement in either offence – adding he was scared of dogs and kept birds as pets instead. The dog in question was never found.
Nazir was found guilty of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and perverting the course of justice on March 19 following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court.
He was sentenced to 30 months in jail.
DC Peter Hume, who investigated, said: “Quite simply, owners must control their dogs or face potentially serious legal consequences. Fortunately, the victim was not severely injured in this case but the outcome could have been much worse.”