Dogs That Killed Pet, Injured People Have Attacked Again: Lawyer

PALATINE, IL — Two dogs that killed another dog and injured two people in May have been involved in another attack that left a woman and her dog injured, attorneys said Tuesday.

On May 24, a pit bull and an Akita broke free from their leashes and killed a woman's small dog who was walking nearby, according to court filings. The dogs also attacked the woman, who was left with broken fingers. And before the dog walker could get the pair back under control, they lunged at another nearby dog and owner, severely injuring both.

At the time, a Palatine judge ruled Meleina Teodoro, the owner of the two dogs, would have to move them out of the Palatine city limits and train the dogs. Teodoro pleaded guilty to eight village ordinance violations, but she was not ordered to have the canines euthanized.

"I said it was going to happen again. I said they weren't addressing the problem,"owner Amanda Ingram told Fox News of the attack that killed her dog. "My attack happened for seven minutes where I was being dragged along the concrete ... my dog was being torn to shreds, so to know that it happened again, that someone else had to go through it."

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The most recent attack happened in Elmwood Park on Aug. 20. According to attorneys, the two dogs jumped out of a yard while a woman was walking her retriever mix and attacked the pair. Both the woman and the dog were injured.

Now, an attorney for the injured Palatine dog owners is suing the village and Teodoro. Mike Schostok said the village did not follow up with Teodoro to ensure the dogs received training, and officials did not warn Cook County of the potential danger.

"The purpose of being here today is to let the Village of Elmwood Park, to let the Cook County Animal Control, to let the Cook County States Attorney know not to repeat the same mistake the Village of Palatine did," said Schostok.

Palatine village commander Bruce Morris said criminal charges against Teodoro are pending.

"The Village sought the most stringent outcome that was supported by the law and local ordinances at the time of the dog bites in Palatine, including criminal charges which remain pending," he said. "As to the administrative citations, to suggest that the dogs should have been euthanized would have been to ignore the law."