On Monday there was a pepper spray attack in the Untere Fellach district of Villach, in which an eight-month-old toddler and his grandmother (51) were injured. The perpetrator is a 55-year-old woman who is known to the police and who regularly reports dog owners because she feels threatened. In this case from a dwarf dog.
A family from Villach was just taking an evening walk in the Lower Fellach with the white-brown-spotted dog. In addition to grandma and grandchild, the boy’s 30-year-old mother and her brother (28) also went on a walk.
Woman with cats felt threatened by dog
In the area of the Mühlenweg – a popular footpath and bike path – there was a conflict with a 55-year-old lady. The woman – she was traveling with two cats – felt threatened by the family’s dwarf dog and therefore sprayed pepper spray in the direction of the walkers. “Both the toddler and grandma suffered redness and shortness of breath. Both were admitted to the LKH Villach ”, describes an officer of the Neufellach police to the“ Krone ”.
No one else was hurt. “The lady often comes to report dog owners. Now it is displayed, there is a gun ban on top! “, Say the police.