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Dog Owner Pleads Guilty After Attack on Boy
11/5/2025
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- Patrycja Siarek pleaded guilty to criminal negligence after her dog Capo attacked a nine-year-old boy at a Toronto playground.
- Siarek knew the dog’s dangerous status and legal restrictions and took Capo to a park where dogs were prohibited.
- The Crown seeks a three-year prison sentence and a ten-year dog ownership ban.
- Siarek's defense argues for a conditional sentence, citing remorse and past trauma.
- The judge will announce the sentence next month.
