Couple Receives $1.7 Million After Being Attacked by K-9

A Hendersonville couple has reached an agreement with the City of Hendersonville to end litigation over a police dog attack in 2020.

The $1.7 million settlement marks the end of an ordeal that began more than 2.5 years ago.

On August 2, 2020, Kevin and Mary O’Neill were heading for their car in the driveway of their home when a Belgian Malinois police K-9 approached them. As the dog lunged at Mrs. O’Neill, her husband went to unlock the car doors so they could get to safety.

According to the complaint, that is when the K-9 attacked him.

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