初判为意外事件！老人被狗绳绊倒身亡，应该追究谁的责任？
An 88-year-old woman has died after a dog's leash tripped her and caused her to fall onto her face.
The pensioner was standing on a road when the pet ran past her. The dog's leash got caught around her feet and brought her to the ground.
The elderly woman was pronounced dead in the hospital, according to a local government in Foshan, southern China's Guangdong province.
▌警方初判该事件为意外事件
情况通报
经调查，罗水村民罗某（女，12岁）把另一村民罗某拴养在家门口的狗只牵出来玩，途径罗水市场时，狗只挣脱约束绳，在奔跑过程中，狗绳意外将本村村民麦某（女，88岁）绊倒，导致麦某受伤，经送医院救治无效死亡。
初步判断该事件为意外事件。目前，该事件的善后工作正有序开展。下阶段，杏坛镇相关部门及各村（居）将进一步加强养犬管理工作，并强化宣传教育。
The incident occurred around 5:20 pm on Monday in Luoshui Village in the town of Xingtan, local government said in a statement.
In a social media post on Tuesday, the authority said the victim, surnamed Mai, was hurt after falling to the ground, and died in the hospital after treatment had failed.
The statement said police and paramedics attended the scene immediately after being informed of the matter.
Officials said the dog was loose after a 12-year-old girl, surnamed Luo, had taken it for a walk. The pet broke free while passing Luoshui Market.
The government of Xingtan town has deemed the incident an accident. Police are carrying out further investigation.
▌《佛山市养犬管理条例》规定：未成年人不得独自遛狗
该追究谁的责任？
金台律师事务所专业律师郭军表示，虽然公安机关初步判断此事件为意外，但是牵狗女孩的监护人以及涉事犬只的饲养人或管理人，依然存在承担侵权责任的问题。
受害人家属有权要求死亡赔偿金、精神损失费、丧葬费等损害赔偿。
Guo Jun, a professional lawyer at Beijing-based Jintai Law Firm, said that even though the case is defined as an “accident”, the family of the victim can still ask for compensation, which might include compensation for death, spiritual loss, and burial costs.
《侵权责任法》第三十二条规定，无民事行为能力人、限制民事行为能力人造成他人损害的，由监护人承担侵权责任。监护人尽到监护责任的，可以减轻其侵权责任。
本次事故中，牵狗的女孩仅12岁，属于未成年人，从其自身年龄、力量、判断力等都不能单独牵狗外出。因此，女孩的监护人应对女孩的牵狗外出导致老人死亡的后果承担侵权责任。
For the accident-causing girl, who is only 12 years old, her strength and judgement abilities should limit her from taking a big dog out alone. Her custodian should be answerable for her violating the rights of the victim.
对于狗的主人，在法律上称为饲养人或者管理人，则要看对女孩牵狗外出是否知情。如果知情，那么其自身也存在过错，应当共同承担侵权责任。
For the dog owner, it depends on whether he/she knew the girl took his/her dog away. If yes, the owner is at fault and should share the compensation responsibility together with the girl’s custodian.
如果女孩未经饲养人或者管理人同意擅自解开拴狗的绳子牵出，那么狗的饲养人或者管理人不存在过错，无需承担侵权责任，对于老人的死亡后果只由女孩的监护人承担侵权责任。
If not, the dog owner does not bear any responsibility and the girl’s custodian should pay all the compensation.
郭军律师表示，这种赔偿对过错方是惩罚，对受害方是安慰，对全社会则应当是警醒。事关每个人的人身安全，法律不仅应保证受害方的损失得到弥补，更应当对全社会起到警示作用，提示有可能发生安全风险之处，并要求人们加以注意。
另外，微博上有网友质疑，狗主人虽然拴了狗，但小女孩能解开，是否应当认为狗主人未能妥善看住自己的狗，当承担无过错赔偿责任？
关于这点，郭军律师表示具体取决于狗被拴的细节情况，而这有赖于当地更多的细节还原才能判断。
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