Australian singer Tones and I fined over dog attack that saw 17-year-old cavoodle torn apart

The pop star been fined after her American Bulldog ripped apart a beloved family pet.

Australian pop star Tones and I has been in court after her American Bulldog attacked and killed a 17-year-old cavoodle.

The incident took place while the singer, real name Toni Elizabeth Watson, was in the shower at her $7 million home in the Mornington Peninsula in November last year.

As a result of the attack, she was forced to have her dog, named Boss, euthanised and was fined by the local council, reported Herald Sun.

Watson’s neighbour and owner of the elderly dog that was killed, Wayne Schultz, said he was on a walk with his two cavoodles when he spotted one of Watson’s other dogs, a labrador named Charlie, unable to get back into the singer’s home because the gate was shut.

Tones and I’s American Bulldog had to be euthanised as a result of its attack. Picture: Instagram.

The singer didn’t turn up to court. Picture: Newswire

Watson’s friend Tahlia arrived at the star’s home and Schultz called over to let her know Charlie, the dog, was outside.

Tahlia opened the gate to retrieve the Labrador and inadvertently let the American Bulldog escape, and launch the attack by biting down hard on the elderly dog’s neck.

It eventually took three people, Schultz, a passer-by who spotted the commotion and Watson’s own husband, Jason Bedford to stop the attack.

The elderly dog died while still held in the jaws of Watson’s American Bulldog.

The attack also led to Schultz sustaining an eye injury and a bite wound on his knee, while the passer-by who helped stop the attack received a fractured hand. .

Tones and I offered to pay for funeral arrangements for the elderly dog. Picture: Evan Morgan

“The victim’s family are devastated by the loss of their family pet and the manner in which the dog died in front of them,” Mornington Peninsula Shire prosecutor Colin McLean told the Dromana Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

It was later revealed in court that the pop singer had visited Schultz’s home in the hours after the attack where they both cried before she offered to pay for any funeral-related costs, which the couple declined.

Watson did not show up in court due to being in the US to record her forthcoming album. However, her husband did attend.

As a result of the attack, Watson was ordered to pay a $3000 fine for failing to securely confine two dogs and for not re-registering the American bulldog. She also was ordered to pay the council’s costs. It was a civil matter and the singer is not facing criminal charges.

Originally published as Australian singer Tones and I fined over dog attack that saw 17-year-old cavoodle torn apart