Couple injured dodging dog poo call for action

A retired couple from Lincolnshire has called for urgent action to be taken against a town’s irresponsible dog owners after suffering painful injuries, trying to avoid mess on the pavement. Michael and Anna Webster each suffered bruises and broken bones after falling in an attempt to dodge the dog foul while walking along Old School Mews in Spilsby last month.

“My wife pointed towards some you know what on the footpath, I turned to look where she was pointing, missed the step, tripped and fell on her, she broke her arm, I fractured my wrist and landed on my ribs,” said Michael. “It was partially my fault that I had fallen over and it was very unfortunate that I landed on my wife but my attention had been diverted because of the dog mess.”



Michael drove his 70-year-old wife to Boston Pilgrim where an x-ray revealed her arm was broken and needed to be set in plaster. It was only when he was driving back home to Spilsby that 69-year-old Michael became aware of his own injury and returned to hospital where he was told he had fractured his wrist and broken several ribs.

The couple say the problem has worsened during their 16 years in the town and believe more should be done to prosecute irresponsible dog owners. “Someone should be taken to court and prosecuted to make an example of them,” Michael said. “It’s very irresponsible and uncaring, and with the amount of it we get round here it’s become a really big problem, particularly when it ends up on prams and mobility scooters - it’s not very pleasant.”