A woman has been charged after a dog bit a 13-year-old child in Mississauga this weekend.
Peel police say on Sunday, November 12, at 2:14 p.m., officers received a call that two large dogs were off-leash and actively attacking a young boy outside a residential building in the area of Rathburn Road East and Central Parkway East in Mississauga.
The boy was transported to a trauma centre and is currently listed in stable condition.
Police located the owner of the dogs and subsequently arrested her. The 37-year-old woman from Mississauga is charged with criminal negligence cause bodily harm. She will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton at a later date.
The investigation is ongoing and witnesses or anyone with video footage of the incident is asked to contact investigators with the 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at 905-453–2121, extension 1233. Anonymous information may also be submitted by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), by visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.
