BREAKING NEWS Aussie pop star Tones and I is charged over deadly dog attack - after her American bulldog escaped their $7m mansion and tore the neighbour's cavoodle to shreds
Australian pop star Tones and I's dog has been put down after it killed a cavoodle by biting it on the neck and refusing to let go.
The 32-year-old singer's American bulldog 'Boss' escaped her $7million mansion on the Mornington Peninsula in November last year and attacked her neighbour's dog.
Boss was euthanized.
On Thursday Dromana Magistrates' Court ordered the singer, whose name is Toni Elizabeth Watson, to pay a $3000 fine and the council's costs, The Herald Sun reported.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Watson's team for comment.
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