News February 11 2026 by Tanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter

COSTLY DOG ATTACK

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A Manchester maintenance contractor who was mauled by two pit bull terriers at a company’s premises in August 2010 has been awarded $1.2 million in general damages, plus interest and special damages, after the Supreme Court found the company negligent. Justice Althea Jarrett ruled that V. & M. Import & Export Company Limited failed to properly secure its guard dogs, which attacked Alrick Knight while he was lawfully on the property. The court awarded Knight $1.2 million in general damages and $24,998.57 in special damages.

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