Court orders German shepherd dogs be destroyed after 'vicious attack' on neighbour

Complainant told court dogs were unmuzzled and unleashed and while he did not suffer physical injuries, he described it as a very traumatic event

Judge said the stress, anxiety and fear engendered, together with the absence of restraint and muzzle, 'placed the incident on a substantially higher scale'. File picture

A judge has ordered that a Dublin man's two German shepherds be destroyed after a court heard the unmuzzled and unleashed dogs "viciously" attacked a neighbour.

Fingal County Council brought a case under the Control of Dogs Act against Khalid Hamdy, of Cedar View, Ridgewood, Swords.