No Criminal Charges In Suffield Fatal Dog Attack

SUFFIELD, CT — No criminal charges will be filed against a Annie Hornish, the owner of a pit bull that attacked a 95-year-old woman who later died, according to WFSB. Instead, she will be levied two $75 fines for infractions involving the dog.

Hornish, state director of the Humane Society, is also fighting an order from the town's animal control department to euthanize the dog, The Journal-Inquirer reported.

The attack at 584 Thrall Ave. happened earlier this month. Janet D'Aleo, 95, of Enfield, was visiting Hornish's mother when the dog bit her on the lower extremities.

She later succumbed to her injuries at Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts

An investigation found that the four-year-old dog, Dexter, has been involved in two other bite incidents, according to WFSB. Currently the dog is in the care of Suffield Animal Control.