The 9-year-old girl Lingling (pseudonym) from Quyang County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, was bitten to death by a vicious dog on her way to school, which attracted attention. The Paper learned from the Quyang County Party Committee Propaganda Department on November 27 that the dog owner and the girl’s family have reached a compensation agreement, and the dog owner has completed the compensation. The victim's family claimed that they had received 500,000 yuan and kept it secret from the other party.

According to the "Yanzhao Metropolis Daily" report on November 26, Lingling, who studied at Cuiguzhuang Village Primary School, was suddenly bitten by a vicious dog on the way to school early on the 21st. Lingling's parents rushed after hearing the news The vicious dog was driven away from the scene and Lingling was immediately sent to the hospital. However, Lingling died of serious injuries.

The report stated that insiders said that the two vicious dogs that injured the person were two shepherd dogs raised by a local villager at home. The villager later said that he did not know that the two vicious dogs had escaped from the home. out.

In response to this matter, the head of the Information Section of the Propaganda Department of Quyang County Party Committee told The Paper on November 27 that the girl’s family and the dog owner reached a compensation agreement, and the dog owner has completed the compensation. But he said he did not know the status of the police investigation.

"Yanzhao Evening News" reported on November 23 that the police had launched a criminal investigation into the incident.

On the afternoon of November 26, staff from the Lingshan Police Station of the Quyang County Public Security Bureau told The Paper that the case had been handed over to the Criminal Police Team. On November 27, The Paper called the Quyang County Public Security Bureau multiple times regarding the progress of the investigation, but received no response as of press time.

In response to this incident, Xie Zhenhua, a lawyer at Guangzhou Jinpeng Law Firm, told The Paper that the dog owner may be suspected of committing a crime.

Xie Zhenhua believes that incidents of dogs injuring people and causing death are generally caused by improper management measures. Even if the breeder does not know that the dog has escaped from management, he has actually failed to fulfill his full management obligations. Therefore, regardless of whether the breeder knew it or not, he may be suspected of causing death by negligence.

Xie Zhenhua said that if the dog breeder has taken adequate management measures, but the dog escapes and injures people due to force majeure, and the breeder fails to discover it within a reasonable period or immediately stops the follow-up after discovering it, If a harmful situation occurs, you will not be held criminally responsible.

Xie Zhenhua said that according to the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"》Article 233: Whoever negligently causes death shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years; if the circumstances are relatively minor, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years. Once a dog breeder is found guilty of negligent death, the maximum penalty can be up to 7 years in prison.