Overview
- The case, which was briefly heard Tuesday at Elizabeth Magistrates Court, was adjourned to May 11.
- Outside court, 48-year-old Nathan Daniel Bradwell said he will plead self-defence and showed a stomach mark he claimed came from a bite.
- Bradwell also alleged the widely shared video "could have been doctored," while RSPCA lawyers told the court the footage "speaks for itself."
- Owners Hayden Palkovics and Tyler Wright said Maya is recovering with a sore eye and reported $300 to $400 in vet bills.
- The March 1 incident at Parafield Bunnings led to a charge of ill treatment of an animal, which can carry up to four years in jail or a $10,000 fine.