In November 2005, Lillian Stiles, 76, was mauled to death by a pack of dogs. The grand jury indicted their owner, Jose Hernandez, for criminally negligent homicide, but the trial jury found Hernandez not guilty. The case raises a common and troubling issue: when a dog kills, is its owner guilty of murder?
Thank you so much for your thorough and quick reply. Thanks as well for your opinion that the nanny "can't blame this on the child or on you in my opinion." It's been a hard and frustrating situation where she continues to minimize her role. I don't hold my child blameless, but he is only 3 years old and was left totally unsupervised with a dog they didn't know well. You were incredibly helpful.
Stacy
