After nine years of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of an attack and severe bite from a friend's dog, a Cape Town woman has been awarded close to R100 000 in damages by the Western Cape High Court.
, damages will be sought from the defendant in the case, at whose home the incident occurred in January 2014.reported that Marshall testified during the trial that on the day in question, she and her sister were invited to the defendant’s home for a social gathering.
She expressed her outrage at what had occurred and asked her mother to notify the police station and local city law enforcement. She testified that she had later received therapy for her fear of dogs. Gillian Marshall testified that after the incident, when she filed a complaint with City Law Enforcement to have the dog euthanised, the defendant called her, upset and emotional, and pleaded with her to withdraw her affidavit of complaint. She stated that after hearing his distress, she softened, felt sorry for him, and decided to withdraw the complaint.
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