San Diego officials are expected to approve a $600,000 payout to a woman who was severely injured when a police dog attacked her in her own yard after escaping from its trainer’s home nearby.
City officials described the bite as “unintentional” and said the dog escaped his handler’s backyard through a gate with a broken latch while the officer was cleaning its city-issued kennel in Jan. 2021.
The dog initially tried to attack Cole’s 5-year-old daughter, but the child was protected by the netting of a trampoline, according to court documents obtained by theThe dog then began attacking the girl’s mother from beneath the trampoline, “biting ferociously on her ankle through skin to bone and tendon, causing severe pain, bleeding, permanent injury and damage,” the lawsuit said.
The City Council was scheduled to approve the settlement after giving preliminary approval last month. It covers diminished earning capacity and medical bills for Jenna Cole and mental health counseling for her and her daughter. Bubo, a San Diego Sheriff’s Department dog, is also at the center of a civil rights case alleging excessive use of force against a man in Fallbrook, the Union-Tribune said.
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