Man fined after child killed by pit bull

A Melbourne man has been fined $11,000 over the death of a four-year-old girl who was attacked by a pit bull terrier last year. Lazor Josevski, 58, of St Albans, pleaded guilty to four charges over the death of Ayen Chol, 4, who was attacked and killed inside her own home by a neighbour's pit bull terrier. The dog, which had no previous history of being violent, escaped from the backyard of Josevski's home when the roller door on his garage failed to close.

The animal attacked three people outside the house and was beaten off with a handbag. But it followed a young child inside and mauled Ayen Chol as she grabbed her mother's legs. Josevski pleaded guilty to charges of owning a dog that attacked and killed a person, two counts of owning a dog that caused serious injury and owning an unregistered dog. It was the first time Josevski has appeared in court to face the family. He was minding the dog for his son, who was overseas.

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