Investigators from the 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau have charged a woman after a dog bit a 13-year-old child.
On Sunday, November 12, 2023, 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.
Officers were able to locate the owner of the dogs and subsequently arrested her. A 37-year-old woman from Mississauga is charged with the following offence:
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.
(The article is based on Peel Regional Police Media Release)