Magistrates have ordered the destruction of an out of control German Shepherd after it attacked and injured two people.

The black and tan dog called Max launched unprovoked attacks and bit two people last summer.

Its owner Alastair Glennie, of Appledore Road in Kenardington, appeared at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court this week to face the two charges.

The 68-year-old pleaded not guilty to an incident in a crop field alongside the B2067 in Warehorne on Monday, August 17 last year.

Heather Lowrie was injured by Max while out in the field in the afternoon, and her injuries were proven in court.

Glennie pleaded guilty to a second charge which related to his dog injuring John Moaby in Kenardington on Wednesday, September 9 last year.

Max is now set to be put down because magistrates believed there were no other methods they could use to bring him under control. Glennie has 21 days to appeal the destruction order.

Magistrates also fined him £500 for the two incidents, and ordered him to pay £450 in compensation to the victims, as well as £25 for victim surcharge and £300 for Crown Prosecution Service costs.

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