Overview
- Court of King’s Bench Justice Eric Macklin found Crystal MacDonald guilty of criminal negligence on Friday after ruling her handling of the dogs led to Kache Grist’s death.
- The judge concluded MacDonald left the two Cane Corsos out of their kennels the day the 11‑year‑old boy was fatally mauled and described her approach as cavalier.
- Trial evidence showed the dogs had a nine‑month history of violent incidents that killed two pets and injured three adults, all of whom required hospital treatment.
- The Crown argued MacDonald and her roommates did not reliably kennel the dogs and that planned risk‑reduction steps such as neutering and breed‑specific training were not completed before the attack.
- The dogs were later euthanized and the ruling did not include a sentencing outcome, leaving potential criminal penalties and other legal or regulatory responses to follow.