A High Court judge believes it is time for “reconsideration of the law” related to dogs in Barbados, as he imposed a suspended sentence on a man whose pit bulls mauled to death an elderly woman five and a half years ago.Justice Christopher Birch said on Friday that while it is not for the court to rule on the inherent or potential dangers of any specific breed of dog, Peter Christopher Rock’s case “has shown that there exists a need to clarify the law relating to the treatment, care, and restrictions to be imposed upon dogs, and liability arising therefrom”.Rock, of Monroe Rad, Haggatt Hall, St Michael, had pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of 74-year-old Verona Gibson, taking responsibility for his dogs escaping and attacking the senior citizen around 5:20 a.m. on January 28, 2017.
