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Story summary
- Melissa Tuapawa was sentenced to seven-and-a-half months in jail for owning the dog that injured a girl.
- The dog, Thanos, a tan mixed-breed registered as a Staffordshire bull terrier, was microchipped.
- Thanos bit the girl’s face on 31 January, causing serious lip and cheek injuries.
- Judge Jan Kelly reduced the sentence, ordered six months community detention with curfew, and barred Tuapawa from future dog ownership.