[mware]

I am still confused over that part of the story. Did she sic the dogs on him or did the dogs break loose from her.

Sounds like they were part of a dog fighting pack to me. Neighbors said those dogs had killed 3 other dogs in the neighborhood during the summer.

[Duchess47]

When I watched the video yesterday, it appeared that one dog was on a leash during at least part of the attack.

[Bigg Red]

First sentence in this excerpt:

Cynthia Oliver, 55, has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment after allegedly ordering the animals to attack

[PAR35]

Sounds pretty clear to me in the British report:

“a woman ordered her two dogs to attack”

CNN puts a little different spin, but it still sounds intentional:

” the dogs’ owner, Cynthia Oliver, 55, exchanged words with the victim, said NYPD spokeswoman Detective Annette Markowski. Oliver was holding the pit bulls and dropped the leash, she said. The dogs attacked.

But Anthony Bove said his father told him there was no altercation, no words exchanged.”