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The Advertiser
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Aussie popstar's bulldog euthanised after mauling neighbour's cavoodle
Australian popstar Tones and I has been ordered to pay a hefty fine after her dog fatally mauled a neighbour's cavoodle when it escaped from her Mornington Peninsula mansion. Her American bulldog, Boss, was euthanised, and the Dance Monkey singer was fined $3000 after she was charged with failing to confine her pets. The tragedy occurred outside her $7 million mansion in Mount Eliza in November 2024 while her neighbour, Wayne Schultz, was walking his two Cavoodles. The singer, whose real name is Toni Watson, shared the home with her husband, Frankston Bombers footballer Jimmy Bedford, and their two dogs, Boss and Charlie. Dromana Magistrates' Court heard that Boss launched at the 17-year-old cavoodle after the gates were momentarily opened to let Charlie into the yard, NewsCorp reported. The American bulldog bit the cavoodle's neck and refused to let go as Mr Schultz, Mr Bedford, and a passerby attempted to separate the dogs. The cavoodle died from the attack, and Mr Schultz sustained a knee injury from a bite and a bruised eye. The passerby fractured their hand while trying to separate the dogs. Ms Watson's barrister, Cameron Scott, represented her in court while she was in the US recording her next album. She reportedly offered to pay $599 to cremate the cavoodle, but the owners declined. Australian popstar Tones and I has been ordered to pay a hefty fine after her dog fatally mauled a neighbour's cavoodle when it escaped from her Mornington Peninsula mansion. Her American bulldog, Boss, was euthanised, and the Dance Monkey singer was fined $3000 after she was charged with failing to confine her pets. The tragedy occurred outside her $7 million mansion in Mount Eliza in November 2024 while her neighbour, Wayne Schultz, was walking his two Cavoodles. The singer, whose real name is Toni Watson, shared the home with her husband, Frankston Bombers footballer Jimmy Bedford, and their two dogs, Boss and Charlie. Dromana Magistrates' Court heard that Boss launched at the 17-year-old cavoodle after the gates were momentarily opened to let Charlie into the yard, NewsCorp reported. The American bulldog bit the cavoodle's neck and refused to let go as Mr Schultz, Mr Bedford, and a passerby attempted to separate the dogs. The cavoodle died from the attack, and Mr Schultz sustained a knee injury from a bite and a bruised eye. The passerby fractured their hand while trying to separate the dogs. Ms Watson's barrister, Cameron Scott, represented her in court while she was in the US recording her next album. She reportedly offered to pay $599 to cremate the cavoodle, but the owners declined. Australian popstar Tones and I has been ordered to pay a hefty fine after her dog fatally mauled a neighbour's cavoodle when it escaped from her Mornington Peninsula mansion. Her American bulldog, Boss, was euthanised, and the Dance Monkey singer was fined $3000 after she was charged with failing to confine her pets. The tragedy occurred outside her $7 million mansion in Mount Eliza in November 2024 while her neighbour, Wayne Schultz, was walking his two Cavoodles. The singer, whose real name is Toni Watson, shared the home with her husband, Frankston Bombers footballer Jimmy Bedford, and their two dogs, Boss and Charlie. Dromana Magistrates' Court heard that Boss launched at the 17-year-old cavoodle after the gates were momentarily opened to let Charlie into the yard, NewsCorp reported. The American bulldog bit the cavoodle's neck and refused to let go as Mr Schultz, Mr Bedford, and a passerby attempted to separate the dogs. The cavoodle died from the attack, and Mr Schultz sustained a knee injury from a bite and a bruised eye. The passerby fractured their hand while trying to separate the dogs. Ms Watson's barrister, Cameron Scott, represented her in court while she was in the US recording her next album. She reportedly offered to pay $599 to cremate the cavoodle, but the owners declined. Australian popstar Tones and I has been ordered to pay a hefty fine after her dog fatally mauled a neighbour's cavoodle when it escaped from her Mornington Peninsula mansion. Her American bulldog, Boss, was euthanised, and the Dance Monkey singer was fined $3000 after she was charged with failing to confine her pets. The tragedy occurred outside her $7 million mansion in Mount Eliza in November 2024 while her neighbour, Wayne Schultz, was walking his two Cavoodles. The singer, whose real name is Toni Watson, shared the home with her husband, Frankston Bombers footballer Jimmy Bedford, and their two dogs, Boss and Charlie. Dromana Magistrates' Court heard that Boss launched at the 17-year-old cavoodle after the gates were momentarily opened to let Charlie into the yard, NewsCorp reported. The American bulldog bit the cavoodle's neck and refused to let go as Mr Schultz, Mr Bedford, and a passerby attempted to separate the dogs. The cavoodle died from the attack, and Mr Schultz sustained a knee injury from a bite and a bruised eye. The passerby fractured their hand while trying to separate the dogs. Ms Watson's barrister, Cameron Scott, represented her in court while she was in the US recording her next album. She reportedly offered to pay $599 to cremate the cavoodle, but the owners declined.
Sky News AU
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Tones and I charged by her local council after the Aussie popstar's American bulldog savagely killed neighbour's Cavoodle
Tones and I has been charged by her local council after the Australian pop star's American bulldog killed her neighbour's 17-year-old Cavoodle. The Dromana Magistrates' Court ordered the Dance Monkey hitmaker, 32, to pay a fine $3000 and the council's costs of $140 for failing to confine the dog Boss and her chocolate labrador Charlie securely and failing to re-register the American bulldog, the Herald Sun reported on Thursday. The American bulldog was euthanised after the incident last November. The tragedy occured outside Tones and I's $7 million mansion in the Mornington Peninsula suburb of Mount Eliza, Melbourne. Mornington Peninsula Shire prosecutor Colin McLean told the court the singer's neighbour Wayne Schultz was walking his two Cavoodles when he stumbled upon her Labrador outside her mansion. The dog was unable to get back inside because the electric gates were closed. Mr Schultz called out to Tones and I's friend Tahlia, who had arrived at the mansion, to let her know Charlie was stuck outside. Tahlia opened the gates to rescue the Labrador when Boss escaped and launched at one of Mr Schultz's Cavoodles. The American bulldog bit the 17-year-old dog on the neck and would not let go. Mr Schultz, Tones and I's husband Jason Scott 'Jimmy' Bedford and a passer-by attempted to separate the dogs and stop the attack. However, the court heard the Cavoodle died from its injuries by the time Boss released the dog from its jaws. Mr Schultz sustained a knee injury from a bite and a bruised eye as a result of the attack. The passer-by also suffered a fractured hand from hitting the American bulldog in an attempt to stop the attack. Mr McLean said: "The victim's family are devastated by the loss of their family pet and the manner in which the dog died in front of them." They did not accept Tones and I's offer of $599 to cremate the Cavoodle as the dog would have required the service eventually due to old age. The court heard the singer, whose real name is Toni Watson, wept with her neighbours over the incident during the night after the attack. She sent her barrister, Cameron Scott, to represent her in court and did not attend the hearing in person or virtually; however, her husband did. Mr Scott said it was not practical for his client to attend in person because she was in the US recording her next album. He said Tones and I accepted responsibility for the tragedy, which she took 'very seriously'. It comes after the singer and Bedford were taken to court when their company, Johnny Run Away Investments, completed unauthorised building works. Franks Council charged the company, of which Tones and I is a sole trader, over the work in 2023. Bedford pleaded guilty to undertaking works without a permit. The company pleaded guilty to two additional charges, including failure to comply with a stop-work notice. Magistrate Charles Tan issued a $20,000 fine to the company and an additional $5,000 fine to Bedford without conviction. Tones and I married the footballer who plays for the Frankston Bombers in March 2023 in Bali. Last November, she took to Instagram to reveal she suffered a miscarriage hours before the "biggest show of (her) career" in Melbourne.
7NEWS
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Aussie singer Tones and I slapped with $3000 fine after pet bulldog kills cavoodle
Australian pop star Tones and I has been fined by her local council after her dog fatally attacked another dog outside her home. A neighbour was walking his 17-year-old cavoodle past the singer's home — whose real name is Toni Watson — on the Mornington Peninsula when her American bulldog escaped the property and carried out the deadly attack. The incident was discussed before Dromana Magistrates' Court on Thursday. Watson, 32, was in the shower at the time of the incident, the Herald Sun reported. The neighbour was walking his two cavoodles when he saw that another dog belonging to Watson and her husband had escaped. He called out to a friend of Watson's, who had just arrived at the home, to let her know about the dog being outside. When the friend opened the gate to let the second dog back in, Watson's bulldog then escaped and attacked the neighbour's elderly cavoodle. The court heard it took three people to separate the dogs, and the elderly cavoodle had died by the time the bulldog was pulled off it. Watson's bulldog was later put down. During the incident, the neighbour was bitten on the knee and suffered a bruised eye. A passer-by who jumped in to help suffered a fractured hand when he hit the bulldog when trying to pull it off the cavoodle. 'The victim's family are devastated by the loss of their family pet and the manner in which the dog died in front of them,' Mornington Peninsula Shire prosecutor Colin McLean said. Watson reportedly maintains a good relationship with the neighbour, and offered to pay for the dog's cremation but the neighbour refused. The singer has been fined $3000, plus the council's costs of $140. This covers fines for failing to securely confine the two dogs and failing to re-register the bulldog.
