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Oct 29, 2009
Dog owner charged <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent </td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->
THE owner of a dog which bit three children at a Serangoon Gardens park early this year was charged in court on Thursday. Terri Chua Teck Hee, 45, is accused of being the owner of a mixed breed named Monmon which caused injury to the boys, aged five, eight and 10, at Tavistock Park along Tavistock Avenue on Jan 27.The youngest victim had a small bite mark on his left hand and two at the lower back.The eight-year-old suffered bruises on the right ankle while the oldest boy had a puncture wound over his right forearm. Asked by the court, Chua indicated that he wished to compensate the victims. If convicted, he can be fined up to $5,000 on each charge. In addition, the court can order the owner to pay compensation of not more than $2,000 to each of the injured.
Oct 29, 2009
Dog owner charged <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent </td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->
THE owner of a dog which bit three children at a Serangoon Gardens park early this year was charged in court on Thursday. Terri Chua Teck Hee, 45, is accused of being the owner of a mixed breed named Monmon which caused injury to the boys, aged five, eight and 10, at Tavistock Park along Tavistock Avenue on Jan 27.The youngest victim had a small bite mark on his left hand and two at the lower back.The eight-year-old suffered bruises on the right ankle while the oldest boy had a puncture wound over his right forearm. Asked by the court, Chua indicated that he wished to compensate the victims. If convicted, he can be fined up to $5,000 on each charge. In addition, the court can order the owner to pay compensation of not more than $2,000 to each of the injured.
