Owner of dog that bit 6 people in schoolyard in Ümraniye arrested

Entry Date: 25.02.2025 16:22 Update Date: 25.02.2025 16:22

The incident occurred at around 1:40 p.m. on February 24 at a middle school in the Ihlamurkuyu neighborhood. An owned dog entered the schoolyard and attacked students who were in the yard at the time. The dog, which bit 5 of the students who escaped, also injured a teacher who was trying to catch it. Health, police and municipal teams were dispatched to the school upon the report. Health teams who arrived at the school provided first aid to the injured students and teacher at the scene. The injured were taken to the hospital, while municipal teams caught the dog. Police teams began working to find the owner of the leashed dog. During the work, it was determined that the dog, which was tied in front of a house in the Aşağı Dudullu neighborhood , escaped by breaking free from its chain. The owner of the dog was determined to be AK. AK, who was detained by police teams, was referred to the courthouse on charges of "Releasing an animal in a way that would endanger it."

'THE CHARACTERISTIC OF A DOG IS THAT IT BECOME ANGRY IN CROWD'

The owner of the Japanese Akita breed dog, AK, stated in his statement to the prosecutor's office, "I was keeping the Japanese Akita breed dog tied to the fence I had built in the garden of my father's house with an iron chain. Our garden also has a 1.5-meter-high wall. The dog is 2.5 years old and has been with us since birth, I take care of it. It is not an aggressive breed, it had previously crossed the fence once and bitten it, which was not a subject of a legal case. I raised the fence and strengthened its bond. This dog's characteristic is that it becomes aggressive in crowds. It is a shepherd dog. The scene of the incident was in front of the school where the dog ran away and came across it. I think it may have attacked out of the instinct of feeling in danger when children found it cute and wanted to surround it and pet it. I am sorry for the situation that has occurred. I will ensure that the dog stays in the shelter permanently. I am sorry."