A Pembroke man whose unlicensed dog bit a passer-by was fined $2,000 in Magistrates’ Court.Kevin Burgess’ pit bull bit Tiffany Fubler as she walked past them on St John’s Road, Pembroke on January 12, Crown counsel Takiyah Burgess said.The 33-year-old St John’s Road resident admitted in court that his dog had caused bodily harm to the 32-year-old.Ms Fubler received injuries to her left arm during the attack.Ms Burgess told the court Ms Fubler was outside of Point Mart convenience store around 6.30pm. While she was talking to her friend, the pit bull bit her left forearm and dragged her onto the road.The walker of the dog attempted to get it off Ms Fubler without success. The defendant’s brother came to the scene and tried to pry the dog’s mouth open.Following the attack, Burgess took Ms Fubler to the hospital.On February 5, Police went to Burgess’ home. Burgess told the Police he took the dog to a Devonshire Veterinary facility to be euthanised.The defendant admitted to having the male pit bull during a recorded interview with Police on March 14. Burgess told the Police he was unaware a man, who was only mentioned as “Slim”, took his dog for a walk during the time of the attack.“I’m sorry for what happened, I didn’t even know my dog was out of my yard,” Burgess told the court. “He washes my car, so I don’t even know him by his first name, I just happened to hear my brother screaming, and I thought he broke loose, and he (Slim) comes around the corner saying ‘sorry, sorry’ and I haven’t seen him since. This is not a friend of mine, he just comes around to wash my car and cut my grass.”Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner fined Burgess $2,000 and ordered him to pay $821.09 to Ms Fubler for medical treatment at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.Burgess’ brother Keyvon also appeared in court on an unrelated matter.The 31-year-old, who resides at the same address as his brother, denied breeding pit bulls without a licence and having an unlicensed dog.The matter was adjourned to September 24. Mr Burgess was released on $2,000 bail.