Isle of Wight dog attack sees sheep killed and compensation paid

A Sandown woman has been made to pay compensation to the owner of a sheep, which was killed in a dog attack on the Isle of Wight last month (March).

On the afternoon of March 14, a dog was let off its lead chased sheep grazing in a field.

It bit and killed one, police said.

A few days later, the dog owner visited the shepherd to apologise and offered to pay for the loss.

Following a review of the evidence, the Country Watch team spoke to the dog owner and dealt with by means of community resolution.