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Woman injured by falling dog compensated
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-10-21 09:21

A resident of Chongqing municipality received a whopping 950,000 yuan ($139,162) in compensation after a pet dog fell from a 9th floor of a residential building and landed on her head in June 2007.

The woman surnamed Zhang, a teacher at a local middle school, had to stay in hospital for months undergoing treatment after the freak accident, in which the dog died.

Last March, Zhang dragged the dog's owner to court, demanding 1.53 million yuan as compensation.

(Chongqing Morning News)