An Angus pensioner accused of allowing four Staffordshire bull terrier dogs to be dangerously out of control and attack four men has denied the charges.
Brechin woman Fiona Borders, 76, will face trial later this month on a string of charges under the Dangerous Dogs Act and the Civic Government (Scotland) Act.
At Forfar Sheriff Court on Thursday, defence agent Bob Bruce told Sheriff Kevin Veal: “It’s a blanket denial at the moment.”
Borders is accused of allowing the dogs to attack a man by repeatedly jumping and lunging at him between February 1 and 14 at Viewbank in Brechin.
She is also accused of failing to control the dogs when they allegedly attacked a 71-year-old by repeatedly jumping on him, causing him to fall to the ground at East Links, Montrose, on February 3. The man’s dog was also allegedly bitten.
Another man was allegedly attacked by the dogs on February 13 at a park near Viewpark and Wards Road in Brechin and on the same date it is alleged Borders failed to control the dogs when they attacked a 68-year-old man, jumping at him and causing him to fall. The man’s dog was also allegedly attacked. The trial is set for April 22.
