The girl who sued the dog attack sets the action of the High Court for 65,000 euros – The Irish Times

A girl who stated, was attacked and wildly biting a dog collie on a Limerick The farm almost three years ago set up a High Court Action for € 65,000.

Alice Candido da Costa, which is from BrazilAt that time, he was sitting on a farm house when it was stated that she was bitten by a brown and white collie.

The High Court has heard that the three-year-old girl suffered a bite on her face and remained with scars, but has improved over time.

The girl’s mother, who was cooking in the kitchen at that time, heard her daughter shouting and found her bleeding.

Alice, through her mother, Emanuelle Dos Santos Candido, sued the owners of the dog and farm, Seamus and Alice Noonan from Ballyduhig, Co limerick over the attack of July 17, 2022.

At that time, the girl lived with her parents in a house at the Ballyduhig farm.

It was stated that, around noon, the girl was playing with another child in the yard of the house when the dog attacked her without any challenge.

The girl was taken to the emergency department in Limerick University Hospitalwhere it was discovered that she has a fracture at her jaw and lacerats on her face and chest.

The lacerations were cleaned and sutured, but had to undergo surgery to repair the jaw fracture and went to the hospital for five days.

The family returned to live in Brazil two months later, and the metal works in its jaw was subsequently eliminated. It was stated that he suffered dental sequelae and had to have dental treatment.

A medical examination in November last year showed that Alice had numerous well -cured scars on her cheeks, chin and chest as a result of the attack and now has anxiety around the dogs

In the procedure, it was stated that there was a supposed failure to ensure that the land is not danger and there was a supposed failure to supervise or control the dog and would have been allowed to walk unattended.

In addition, it was stated that there was an alleged failure to warn the residents or visitors of the house located at the farm of a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog.

Approving the settlement, Mrs. Justice Jackson said that her mother must have had a terrible fear and that she was very disturbing to them.