Cork woman 'petrified' when rottweilers knocked her over and picked up her dog

Rottweilers' owner said his dogs 'were just wanting to play' and are not 'aggressive dogs'

Accused had pleaded guilty to the four counts against him under Control of Dogs legislation. File picture

A 67-year-old woman was petrified when she was knocked over while walking her cockapoo by two unmuzzled rottweilers who got away from their owner.

“For some time I was petrified this would happen again. They tried to get at my dog, I was absolutely petrified,” the woman said in a victim impact statement read out by Judge Mary Dorgan at Cork District Court.