Crufts winning dog owner, 78, appears in court after five of her Rough Collies 'bit man in street while he was out walking his dog'
- Daphne Iley, 78, charged with having dogs dangerously out of control in public
- The Crufts winner is a show judge and breeder and will stand trial later
- She denied that five of her pets were involved in an attack in Fawdon last year
- It is alleged that the Rough Collies bit a man walking his own dog
A Crufts winner has appeared in court after her Rough Collies allegedly bit a man walking his own dog on a street in Newcastle.
Daphne Iley is a show judge and breeder and over the years her animals have won a catalogue of prestigious accolades.
A hearing last month was adjourned so she could look over entries at the annual Dog Championship Show in Blackpool.
District Judge Paul Currer told her: ‘This matter will have to be resolved by way of trial.
‘You say your dogs were not dangerously out of control.’
Illey’s website states she has won 18 Challenge Certificates, including two at Crufts, and made up five UK champions.
Crufts winner Daphne Iley, 78, pictured outside Newcastle Magistrates Court earlier today
Birmingham National Exhibition Centre during the final day of the Crufts Dog Show in 2020. None of the dogs or owners pictured belong to Iley and Iley is not shown in the image
A trial date of October 3 was agreed.
Iley is a dog show judge and breeder and over the years her animals have won a catalogue of prestigious accolades.
But the 78-year-old has been charged with having dogs dangerously out of control in a public place after five of her pets were accused of being involved in an attack in Fawdon on November 28 last year.
Iley, of Fawdon, Newcastle, pleaded not guilty to the offence at Newcastle Magistrates court.
Iley, of Fawdon, Newcastle, pleaded not guilty to the offence at Newcastle Magistrates court
Illey’s website states she has won 18 Challenge Certificates, including two at Crufts, and made up five UK champions.
Wearing a striped blue and white suit and sparkly silver trainers, she spoke only to confirm her name, address, date of birth and plea.
District Judge Paul Currer told her: ‘This matter will have to be resolved by way of trial.
‘You say your dogs were not dangerously out of control.’
A hearing last month was adjourned so that Iley could be a judge at the annual Dog Championship Show in Blackpool.
Illey’s website states she has won 18 Challenge Certificates, including two at Crufts, and made up five UK champions.
A trial date of October 3 was agreed.
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