Council proposes to euthanise dog involved in gruesome attack

November 6, 2026 — 2:58pm

Brisbane City Council has taken the next step to having a dog involved in a gruesome attack on a real estate agent will be put down.

The dog was one of two bulldog-crosses that ran riot in Chermside, in Brisbane’s north, on October 16, attacking 37-year-old Ajay Malik and causing a suburb wide police hunt.

Malik was out for a run in 7th Brigade Park at about 6pm when the attack happened, and suffered serious injuries to his arms, legs and face.

One dog was shot by police, and succumbed to the wounds 11 days later.

The second dog has been in the care of Brisbane City Council since.

The dogs were registered to a home in Wavell Heights.

The dogs’ owner Layla Evans was arrested the day after the attack on separate charges.

Before she was arrested, Evans told Nine News the dogs were protective of her but were not aggressive, and had never escaped the tent she was living in.

The council said Evans had not contested its decision to deem the animal dangerous, and now has 14 days to contest the destruction order issued on Thursday

If Evans seeks an internal review and the decision to kill the dog is upheld, she will be given a further 28 days to seek an external review.

With the dog now considered a dangerous animal, it has to be microchipped, wear an identifying collar, be muzzled if away from its registered address, and be kept in an enclosure at that address.

Evans could be fined up to $120,890 or be sentenced to two years imprisonment if there are further violations involving the dog.

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