Woman fined for 'out of control' dogs after 27 incidents in Sussex

A woman who repeatedly failed to keep her dogs under control, including around livestock, has been convicted at court.

Livia Morvay, 65, of Station Road, Heathfield, was sentenced at Hastings Magistrates’ Court on 15 August for livestock worrying and nine breaches of her Community Protection Notice.

An investigation by Sussex Police’s Rural Crime Team began in 2020 after members of the local community reported multiple incidents of Morvay’s dogs being out of control.

In total, there were 27 reports of her dogs worrying livestock, knocking people over, and chasing other dogs.

Morvay was arrested and charged with livestock worrying on three separate occasions and issued with a Community Protection Warning and a Community Protection Notice.