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Council withdraws destruction order for dogs involved in Chermside attack

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Brisbane City Council withdrew destruction orders for two dogs involved in an October 16 attack on real estate agent Ajay Malik at Chermside's 7th Brigade Park. The council now proposes to declare the dogs dangerous under state laws, imposing stricter penalties including fines of up to $120,890 or imprisonment for violations. Owner Layla Evans has until November 4 to respond to this new declaration.

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Brisbane City Council withdrew a destruction order earlier this week for two bulldog-crosses involved in an attack that severely injured real estate agent Ajay Malik, 37, on October 16 in Chermside’s 7th Brigade Park. The dogs were seized following the mauling and remain at a council animal facility. Instead of destroying the animals, the council proposed to declare them dangerous under state laws. Owner Layla Evans has until November 4 to respond to this new declaration. Council still reserves the right to issue destruction orders if further action is deemed necessary within those two weeks. Evans was arrested on unrelated charges and held in the Brisbane Watchhouse for several days before being released. She told Nine News that her dogs had never been aggressive but were protective, escaping from a tent she lived in.

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Topics

Brisbane Brisbane City Council Chermside Council Nine News

Subjects

Evans PERSON · 2× Ajay Malik PERSON · 1× Brisbane GPE · 1× Brisbane City Council ORG · 1× Chermside GPE · 1× Council ORG · 1× Layla Evans PERSON · 1× Nine News ORG · 1× Sarah Hutton PERSON · 1× Wavell Heights GPE · 1×

Narrative

The destruction order for two dogs involved in the mauling of a real estate agent in Brisbane’s north were withdrawn earlier this week, and a new dangerous dog declaration under state laws proposed.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23

🔮 Council can still decide to issue new destruction orders, which Evans would then have another 14 days to respond to.

2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Council withdraws destruction order for dogs involved in Chermside attack · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 1 hedged)

declaration → involve → laws

Ajay Malik, 37, suffered serious injuries to his arms, legs and face about 6pm on October 16 when he was set upon by two bulldog-crosses during a run through Chermside’s 7th Brigade Park. asserted

he → suffer → Park

Brisbane City Council announced late on Friday afternoon that a destruction order was no longer in place. asserted

order → announce → place

The dogs were seized following the attack and remain at a council animal facility, but the destruction orders issued on Saturday were withdrawn on Wednesday. asserted

orders → seize → Wednesday

It instead now proposed to declare both dogs dangerous under state laws, and owner Layla Evans has until November 4 to respond. asserted

Evans → propose → November

Council can still decide to issue new destruction orders, which Evans would then have another 14 days to respond to. asserted

Evans → decide → days

Evans was arrested on unrelated charges on Saturday and held in the Brisbane Watchhouse for several days. asserted

Evans → arrest → days

Before she was arrested on Saturday, she told Nine News the dogs were protective of her but had never been aggressive, and had escaped from the tent she lived in. asserted

she → arrest → tent

The dangerous dog declaration would come with stronger penalties if violated, and could incur penalties of up to $120,890 or two years’ imprisonment. uncertain

declaration → come → 120,890

Previously, the local laws came with a maximum fine of $51,810. asserted

laws → come → 51,810

Under the state laws, the dogs would have to be implanted with microchips, wear identifying collars, be muzzled if away from their registered address and be kept in an enclosure at that address. asserted

dogs → have → address

Both dogs are registered to a Wavell Heights address. asserted

dogs → register → address

Councillor Sarah Hutton said the park attack was horrific and the seriousness of it demanded the strongest possible response. asserted

seriousness → say → response

“We know people want swift action and so do we, but we must follow the State Government’s strict legal processes,” she said. asserted

she → know → processes

“We’re also working closely with Queensland Police and the progress of our enforcement action will depend on their ongoing investigations. asserted

progress → work → investigations

“We will use every power available to us to protect residents and hold irresponsible dog owners to account.” asserted

We → use → account