Criminal charges will not be laid in death of Calgary senior slain by dogs yyc
Calgary police released an update Tuesday saying that after conducting an investigation, speaking with several witnesses and contacting two Crown prosecutors, they have not found the necessary grounds for laying criminal charges in relation to the death of Betty Ann Williams. Police said the necessary elements to lay charges for criminal negligence causing death were not met in this case.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
Emergency personnel responded to reports that Williams had been attacked by three dogs near her home on 21 Avenue N.W. on the afternoon of June 5. She was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition but died shortly after. It is believed Williams was working on her yard at the time of the attack.Article content
Baker said Tuesday that police found during their investigation that the dogs had been kept on their owners’ property behind a locked gate. “We found the owners of the dogs took reasonable precautions in securing the animals within their property by using a locked gate. There is no way to prove the owners had knowledge the dogs would escape, as they had no history of previously escaping from this residence,” said Baker. “In addition, there was no sign of malicious intent on behalf of the dog owners.”
Baker said witnesses interviewed said they have had positive interactions with the dogs and that they had not previously attacked any other person.
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