Chihuahua Faces Death Penalty If Found Guilty Of Biting Woman

A Chihuahua named Buddy is reportedly facing the death penalty in the UK if he’s found guilty of trying to bite a terrified lady.

The Sun reports that the suspect, Buddy chased Louise Elliff, 49, and tried to take a nibble at her legs.

“The dog came booming out and kept biting round my legs. The dog was chasing me, nipping my legs and it drew blood,” said Elliff. “I could not move quickly enough. It was chasing round and round me in circles. The 13-inch-tall pooch was getting more and more irate, I was absolutely petrified,” she said.

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“It took a wad out of my leg which left me bleeding and with a massive bruise. I was shaking. The way it came at me was full-on aggression. You don’t expect that from such a small dog,” she added.

Ash Routledge, 30, the owner of buddy, faces charges for having a “dangerously out of control.”

“I never expected it to get this far — it’s just ridiculous,” Routledge said. “What happened was a complete accident. Taxpayers’ money is going to be wasted on a case we could have sorted out among ourselves.”

“I didn’t actually see it but I took the Avon lady’s word for it and said I was sorry. There are much bigger problems in the world than a tiny Chihuahua,” he added.

Routledge could face time behind bars and a judge could order for buddy to be destroyed. He will be fighting the case in court on July 14.