County council to pay €36.5k to girl injured in alleged dog attack at council house

The girl has been left with scarring on her thighs following the alleged dog attack

The Belgian shepherd dog which was owned by the local authority tenants, it was claimed, without warning attacked and bit the girl as she attended the house on a playdate 10 years ago. File picture: iStock

A County Council which was sued after a little girl on a playdate to a local authority house claimed she suffered injuries when she was suddenly attacked by a dog has settled the action for €36,500.

The Belgian shepherd dog which was owned by the local authority tenants, it was claimed, without warning attacked and bit the girl as she attended the house on a playdate 10 years ago.