Iqaluit woman sentenced for pitbull attack
An Iqaluit woman who used her pitbull as a weapon to attack two people in separate incidents has been sentenced to 16 months in jail.
Saata Koochiajuke pleaded guilty to seven charges including aggravated assault and assault with a weapon stemming from separate incidents earlier this summer involving her dog.
Koochiajuke was arrested after she released her dog to attack another woman. The 29-year-old victim was badly mauled, and was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Koochiajuke's dog also attacked a cab driver.
Koochiajuke was given a 16-month sentence, followed by two years of probation.
