A DOG is set to be ‘destroyed’ after an attack that left a woman ‘lying on the road in a pool of blood’.

Rebecca Haddock, 27, of Greenfield Road in Greenfield, near Holywell, appeared at Mold Crown Court on January 14 for being in charge of a dog ‘dangerously out of control’, causing an injury.

The court heard how on May 5, 2020 an American Bulldog named Porscha attacked another dog on Bagillt Road and caused ‘serious injury’ to Debra Huntson.

Prosecution Counsel Hannah Horton said Haddock was walking her dog without a lead when it attacked another dog and woman after it appeared ‘very angry’ and ‘came out of the blue’.

She told the court the victim said the weight of the dog felt similar to an ‘average size man’ and felt her ‘right leg snap’.

Her young son was also present and was ‘screaming and upset’.

The court heard how the victim’s dog was taken to the vets after being bitten in three places and she had surgery on her fractured leg.

Ms Horton said when the bulldog was examined, it was revealed she was ‘fearful’ which is ‘generally the worst kind to deal with’ due to a ‘fight or flight response’.

On June 15, Haddock was interviewed and made admissions of not having a lead on her dog but denied she was ‘dangerously out of control’.

In a victim personal statement by Ms Huntson, read out in the court, she said she was ‘in shock’ and her son was ‘traumatised’.

She added she is now ‘very anxious’ and is afraid to walk her dog and regularly gets a feeling of when her leg had broken which makes her ‘feel physically sick’.

Ms Huntson has received counselling but ‘still struggles with flashbacks’ and her son ‘remains anxious when he sees other dogs’.

As a result, the court heard how her lurcher gets far less exercise.

Defence Counsel Jemma Gordon said Haddock had expressed her ‘deepest regret’ and was not something she ‘intended to happen’.

She added ‘fearful dogs can be rehabilitated’ and can engage with behavioural therapists.

Judge Niclas Parry said on May 5 of last year, a woman was walking her dog in a public space ‘quite properly’, with her dog on a lead when Haddock’s dog attacked.

He went on the say the dog is described as ‘charging towards the victim, acting entirely out of control’.

He said the dog caused ‘horrific injuries’ and when the victim sought to protect her animal, Haddock’s dog ‘jumped on her causing serious injuries’.

Judge Parry added: “She was left lying on the road in a pool of blood with a bone protruding from her leg.”

He went on to say the aggravating features are the fact a child was present, it was a public place and the incident has had long-terms affects on the victim.

He said a warning letter was sent to Haddock’s address reminding of the consequences of a dog attack in the area, by North Wales Police.

Judge Parry said ‘there is no better indication of remorse than an early guilty plea’ and gave maximum credit.

He said he accepts Haddock made efforts to ‘intervene and protect your victim’ and had ‘no intention’ to cause such an injury on that day.

He also took into consideration the Covid-19 pandemic which makes prison sentences ‘far more onerous’.

Haddock was given a 10-month custodial sentence which was suspended for two-years and ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.

However, Judge Parry said he had to take into consideration whether the dog would ‘constitute as a danger to the public’.

Haddock was also ordered to pay £1,000 compensation.