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Toronto police charge 2 after woman, daughter attacked by dogs

A Toronto Police Service cruiser is seen in downtown Toronto in this file photo. Ryan Rocca / Global News File

Police have laid criminal negligence charges after a woman and her daughter were attacked by two escaped guard dogs in Toronto.

On Wednesday morning, police said a woman and her daughter were walking near Midland Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East.

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Police said the pair were attacked by two guard dogs that had escaped from a local business. Both the woman and her daughter were taken to hospital.

Toronto police said that they charged a 39-year-old and a 51-year-old from Toronto the next day. Both face a charge of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

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