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Edmonton Dog Owner Testifies She Tried to Train Cane Corsos Before Boy’s Death

Prosecutors aim to show she should have foreseen the danger from earlier attacks.

Overview

  • In court, Crystal MacDonald said she sought trainers and had a neutering appointment planned for the more aggressive dog before the April 2024 mauling.
  • Wesley Grist, who testified Thursday, recounted finding his 11-year-old son, Kache, on the kitchen floor and punching and kicking the dogs to pull him away.
  • Security video shown Wednesday captured Kache playing outside earlier that day and later showed his father distraught in the driveway after discovering his son.
  • Testimony detailed prior incidents, including a February 2024 mauling that left a woman with three broken ribs and a punctured lung, a basement tenant’s injuries in December 2023, and the killing of a cat and a Pomeranian months before.
  • An autopsy found Kache died from a neck bite, the two large Cane Corsos were euthanized, and the criminal negligence trial is continuing as the Crown argues the fatal risk was foreseeable.