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After she was sentenced along with her husband Christian Moreno for the death of 81-year-old Ramon Najera, the attorney for Abilene Schnieder said the blame for Najera’s death should be placed on Animal Care Services.
Christian Moreno was sentenced to 18 years in prison while Abiliene Schnieder was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a dog attack that killed an elderly man.
Janie Najera has never sat down for an interview, but chose now because she wants justice for her husband.
The widow of a San Antonio man who was killed in a dog attack in a West Side neighborhood in February 2023 testified Tuesday in the punishment phase of the case involving the dogs’ owners.
The first day of punishment in the deadly dog attack case from February of 2023 began today.
The Najera family is suing the City of San Antonio and City Attorney Andy Segovia for damages arising from “a grievous and preventable tragedy.” The lawsuit was filed on Friday.
One of the owners of two dogs that attacked and killed a man testified in court on Wednesday in hopes of getting the charges dismissed.
Christian Moreno and Abilene Schnieder were charged with injury to the elderly and a dangerous dog attack resulting in death.
Effie Washington, who was mauled by 2 dogs in November, was among more than half a dozen people who suffered severe injuries or death in dog attacks this year.
Allstate insurance company has filed a lawsuit against the dog owners involved in a deadly attack in February, asking a judge to release the company from any obligations to pay the victim’s family in the case.
Dangerous dog investigations can lead to additional restrictions for a dog's owner, but Animal Care Services needs sworn statements from victims or witnesses of an attack to get started.
Two children belonging to a couple charged in a deadly dog attack on the West Side earlier this year will remain in the custody of their grandmother, a Bexar County judge ruled Thursday.
A woman believed to be a co-owner of the dogs that attacked and killed a man on the West Side last month has been released from jail, according to court records.
Animal Care Services and City Council will meet on Wednesday for the first time since a dog attack left one man dead and others injured last month.
A woman believed to be the co-owner of the dogs involved in a brutal attack on the West Side last week has been arrested, according to San Antonio police.
The three dogs were all surrendered by the owner and euthanized by ACS. Norwood said the trio had a previous history of at least three confirmed biting incidents between them, and possibly a fourth. However, not each dog was involved in every incident, she said.
The owner of the dogs involved in the deadly West Side attack refused to return them to Animal Care Services after his wife noticed them becoming more aggressive after being sterilized, according to an arrest affidavit.
An 81-year-old man who was killed in a horrific dog attack on the West Side has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner.
