As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown:
Police have today summonsed a 35-year-old woman in relation to the death of four-year-old Timothy Rolleston, following a dog attack in Katakati in March 2025.
The woman faces a charge of owning a dog that causes death to a person.
She is due to appear in the New Plymouth District Court on Monday 16 March.
Timothy's family have been notified of this outcome.
Our thoughts remain with them, and we continue to offer them the necessary support.
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