Moment dog walker grabs woman’s hair & punches her repeatedly before spitting in her face after row between their pets

THIS is the moment a dog walker grabs a woman’s hair and punches her repeatedly before spitting in her face after their pets were in a scrap. The brutal row erupted when Lucie Marsh’s “emotional support” dog Enzo lunged at a German Shepherd on a walk. CCTV shows Lucie Marsh pulling Lisa Wood’s hair after she kicked out at the dogs Credit: CPS/Kent Online Marsh admitted assault by beating and being the owner of a dog that was dangerously out of control Credit: Cover Images A court heard that Lisa Wood, a midwife, had her pet on a lead and it was in control on March 2. Lisa was walking over a bridge in Canterbury, Kent, when she saw two dogs – a mastiff-type dog and a Cane Corso – coming towards her. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The Cane Corso “lay on the floor as if to look at her”, the court heard. But the second pet “ran and attacked her dog, and the other dog then formed the pack mentality and also attacked her dog”. Prosecutor Lucie Fish played the CCTV footage to Margate Magistrates’ Court. Shocking video shows Lisa walking with her dog, with a wooden stick in her hand. The German Shepherd was pulled away by its lead Credit: CPS/Kent Online Marsh spits in Lisa’s face then laughs as she walks off Credit: CPS/Kent Online One of the large dogs approaches and lunges at her pet, running around Lisa’s legs as the other dog joins in. Her German Shepherd is moved out of the way as Lisa tries to protect her beloved pet by kicking out at the animals. Most read in The Sun Marsh, 25, then approaches and grabs Lisa’s hair from behind, pulling her backwards and punching her in the face several times. She spits in her face then laughs as she walks off. The prosecutor told the court: “Her AirPods were pulled out as she was yanked, and then she was pushed and punched in the face, and the defendant was shouting, ‘You kicked my dogs’. “She then hit her a further two times and then spat in her face, and it landed on her cheek.” The midwife was left with a black eye and had to take four weeks off work Credit: CPS/Kent Online The 25-year-old got Enzo after the death of her sister, and the court heard he was an emotional support for her so she leapt to ‘defend her dogs’ Credit: Cover Images Lisa told the court she is now scared when taking her dog for a walk. The midwife was left with a black eye and had to take four weeks off work. She was also scratched and suffered whiplash in the row, but her pet wasn’t injured. Lisa said in a victim impact statement: “It was the first time I felt like a victim, and now I am scared of my own shadow when taking my dog for a walk. “I had to have four weeks off work, and it’s set me back.” Marsh admitted assault by beating and being the owner of a dog that was dangerously out of control. The court heard Enzo was not seized by cops, and is now only walked with a lead and muzzle. The 25-year-old got Enzo after the death of her sister, and the court heard he was an emotional support for her so she leapt to “defend her dogs”. Magistrates gave Marsh a six-month community order for the assault offence, requiring her to complete 15 rehabilitation sessions. She was fined £50 for having a dog that was dangerously out of control and ordered to pay £300 compensation. Magistrates also told her she had to pay a victim surcharge of £115 and £85 in court costs.