A WOMAN is still waiting for thousands of pounds in compensation after a vicious pack attack left her traumatised and with scarring to her arms.
Julie Hayward's pet dog had its ear torn off in the brutal attack more than two years ago.
She was left with gaping wounds to her hands, arms and legs after being attacked by two Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
Julie says she still cannot move on from the traumatic ordeal - especially because she has been told it will take 12 years for the compensation she is due to be fully paid.
The Bishopstoke woman, now 46, had been walking her Spaniel Layla on the Plantation on May 1, 2020 when the dogs attacked, ripping her pet's ear off, leaving Layla deaf.
Appearing in Southampton Crown Court in October 2020, Victoria Capon, the owner of the two Staffies, was ordered to pay £11,822 in compensation within two months.
However, Julie says she has still only received £5,000 from the insurance company, plus a £50 payment in October.
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Having contacted the court, she has been told to expect £50 a month - meaning it will take 12 years to pay off.
She said: “I’m the one suffering mentally and financially. I just feel the justice system has let us down.
“I don’t want her in my head for 12 years. I just want closure.
“[I want to] get the whole lot [of compensation]. But I know that is not going to happen.”
Capon, of Kensington Close, Bishopstoke, was also banned from owning dogs for five years and given a ten-month jail sentence suspended for two years.
Healthcare assistant Julie has been left with scarring on her arms and is also now undergoing treatment for the mental impacts.
“I have fought this for over two years. It just seems so unfair,” she added.
“I’m having therapy. It is just controlling my life. I have got so much anger.
“The trauma of the attack is never going to go away. I can’t move on. I can’t move forward. It’s very difficult.”
Her partner, Gary, added: “We’re really disappointed. Financially it has crippled us. I still won’t walk in the woods.
“There is no closure. [Julie’s] still in tears over it.”
Oaken the Staffordshire Bull Terrier was deemed “predatory, a danger to the public and having a motivation to kill other dogs” and ordered to be destroyed.
Meanwhile, Luna - a female Staffie – was made the subject of a contingent destruction order and made subject to strict conditions.
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