A man in his 60s was fined 3 million won for failing to leash a large dog, resulting in a dog bite incident.
The chief judge of the Chuncheon District Court's Criminal Division 2, Kim Taek-seong, noted on the 16th that A (67) was sentenced to a fine of 3 million won for the charge of negligent injury.
The large dog owned by A attacked B on June 15 last year, biting B's hand, arm, and leg, causing injuries requiring seven weeks of treatment. A was taken to trial for negligently managing the large dog by failing to secure it with a sturdy and short leash or install a fence, which led to B's injuries.
A denied the charges. However, the court found that the location where the dog was kept was very close to a pathway used by pedestrians, and A was negligent in preventing dog bite incidents by failing to install a fence or warning signs. The court also determined that even if the dog had been leashed, the short length of the leash allowed sufficient access for people traversing the path to come into the dog's space, making the possibility of an incident foreseeable.