Woman taken to hospital after attacked by dogs in Belmont Estate
A woman was taken to hospital for treatment after she was attacked by dogs in Belmont Estate on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Photo: VINO/File
Police were called to Belmont Estate where several dogs attacked a woman in Belmont Estate on April 6, 2021. No charges have been laid as yet. Photo: VINO/File
According to reports reaching our newsroom, the woman was a visitor at a villa in Belmont Estate.
Police were called in and rendered assistance to the injured woman.
According to reports; however, police were unable to restrain the dogs because they were “so aggressive”.
“Apparently this is not the first time these dogs have attacked people in Belmont,” a source told our newsroom.
Police have confirmed the reports of the attack.
“No one has been charged as yet in this case,” Police Information Officer, Diane L. Drayton said today, April 8, 2021.
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36 Responses to “Woman taken to hospital after attacked by dogs in Belmont Estate”
Any Caucasians involved on the bad side?
How is this even a VINO story if there is no bad Caucasian?
Serious note, I hope the lady is ok and recovers quickly. Uncontrolled dogs are a danger and a menace.
Oh, really? So, all those people who I opened my home to after Irma... Those people who I fed, clothed, washed their laundry and helped care for for 6 months. I should have been responsible for their behavior while out in the community? Ya, I am such an animal myself for giving a sh** about mankind and mans best friend! What a horrible human being I must be for speaking up and telling the truth!
There are many abandoned dogs wandering around the BVI but the government does nothing.
Proactive measures needed before more persons get attacted and injured. Nothing is wrong with having a dog or dogs what is wrong is how we treat them and how we allow them to roam carelessly.
Further, how DARE anyone judge another person's reaction to two dogs entering their home (rented or not) as a pack and causing injury? Believe me, even a mild injury can be a seriously traumatic experience in a dog attack.
This is not about race, it is about common sense; stray dogs will form a pack and pack behaviour is dangerous; to other dogs and to humans.
The woman walking the dogs said the larger two dogs weren’t hers, she ‘ just took care of them sometimes’. Apparently, other people at Belmont do too.
My Moniker was a mistake- ‘bad dogs’ was supposed to be ‘Bad Dog Mama’ . I don’t know what happened there.....it was because someone earlier in the comments called my dog a ‘bad dog’ and honestly, she has been. About 8 weeks ago, she found a way to escape from our completely fenced courtyard and no one has been able to figure out how until this week, when we fenced a 5 foot tall section of block wall she had learned to climb. She left muddy footprints on the wall after that heavy rain earlier this week. I spent about $200 on Friday, erecting an extra fence and having the existing fence extra secured.
That is what dog owners do. I am well aware that our dog has harassed and barked at people who are biking or walking or running, some who are afraid of dogs and it is not fair to them. It is also not fair to her that she is quite unaware of the threat of being run over or captured, tased or shot (which would be entirely her family’s fault). It just took time, a lot of fruitless fence inspection and a heavy rain to figure it out.
Pet owners take care of our pets and accept responsibility for our pets.
Where are the people who take care of AND accept responsibility for those strays? Where are the people who love them and train them? Where are the people who will teach them to stop exhibiting pack behavior and harassing humans?
Once again, Neighborhood strays are not ‘a thing’.