a 67-year-old man requiring hospital care.

Frank Alves needed more than 360 stitches in his head to close a wound to after two cross breed dogs attacked him on Saturday afternoon.

A hospital spokesman said that Alves was discharged last night and The Royal Gazette understands that while in hospital he received a visit from Michael Barnes, the owner of the two dogs who attacked him.

Meanwhile, Dog Warden Leonard (Shinah) Simons said that both dogs have been kept locked up.

"The owner has been served an order of the court to keep the dogs confined,'' Mr. Simons explained. "This will continue until the investigation is completed. It will go from there.'' Mr. Simons said that he did not know how long the investigation would take, but he added that it now involved the Police.

The Royal Gazette has learned that this particular attack would come under Section 15 (b) of the Dogs Act.

That Section requires a Magistrate to order that the two animals be destroyed or the court could require certain strict conditions on the owner if the animals were allowed to live.

Mr. Simons would not divulge details of the investigation but he said that officers were trying to find out how it came about.

He added:"We are just waiting until more of the investigation has been carried out.'' Mr. Alves needed more than 360 stitches in his head alone and he suffered other bites from the two Rottweiler and Akita crossbreeds.

But it is thought that he is still reluctant to press charges. Public Safety Minister Quinton Edness has already pledged to look at toughening the laws governing fierce dogs who are bred for their viciousness.

Mr. Alves said that he agreed with the idea of bringing in UK-style legislation to control potential killer canines.

Mr. Alves, of Devonshire, was attacked by the dogs as he visited a friend's home in Spanish Point on Saturday afternoon.

He said he saw the dogs loose when he got out of his truck and spoke to the owner of the house but the dogs ignored him.

But he added: "When I made a move to go back to my truck they went for me.'' Mr. Alves said one of the dogs sank its teeth into his hand and the other went for his back and started eating his head away.

He was pulled to the ground and mauled while the owner of the dogs tried to drag them off.

Mr. Edness said Government had considered legislation to control dangerous dogs and he would look further into it after the New Year.

Man disqualified Drunken driving cost a 29-year-old Pembroke man $600 and his licence to drive cars for two years.

Antonio Simas, of Sunset Road, pleaded guilty yesterday in Magistrates' Court to driving while impaired.

Prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said Simas was stopped by Police on Pitt's Bay Road, Pembroke at 3:15 a.m. on November 1 after the officers noticed he was driving without headlights.

Simas told the officers that he was going home.

But, Sgt. Taylor said, as he spoke the officers noticed that his speech was slurred and his eyes were glazed. It was also noted that Simas was unsteady on his feet when he got out of the car.

Simas was taken to Hamilton Police Station where a breathalyser test showed he had 112 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

But Senior Magistrate Will Francis decided to only suspend Simas from driving private cars as his job at Marshall's Maintenance Company Ltd. required him to drive a van.

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