Dog owner says midwife should not have entered property. Photo / File
Dog owner says midwife should not have entered property. Photo / File
The owner of a pit bull-terrier that bloodily attacked a Whanganui midwife on a home visit is being prosecuted.
Dog owner Tremaine Turanga Reweti, pleaded guilty in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday to owning a dog that attacked a person.
Police said the midwife turned up on May 6at the home where her client and her brother, Reweti, lived.
"The midwife had visited the house several times before but the dog was always chained up. She had previously texted her patient to say she was coming but got no reply."
"She opened the front gate to knock on the door but as she approached the front door the dog attacked her."
The dog bit her on the upper left thigh and on her left forearm before Reweti heard yelling and came outside to grab the dog he called Kaos.
Reweti's family looked after the victim until she could be taken to hospital where she was treated for the bites.
"The most serious injuries were a 8cm-long tear wound and a 3cm-long puncture wound to her arm, along with bruising and crushed tissue," the police summary of facts said.
