Chris Brown Housekeeper Details 5-Day Hospital Stay in Dog Mauling Trial

3 articles · Updated · rova.nz · Jun 24

Maria Avila broke down in a California courtroom as she told jurors a dog attack at Chris Brown’s Los Angeles mansion left her with severe arm and face injuries nearly five years ago.
Dozens of sutures, skin grafts taken from her abdomen and five days alone in hospital during pandemic restrictions, she said, were followed by lasting nerve damage, chronic pain, scarring and PTSD.
Avila testified the mauling cost her physical confidence, livelihood and sense of safety, adding she now fears all dogs and struggles with sleep and routine tasks.
Brown testified last week there was “a lot of blood” and admitted he left after paramedics were called without touching or comforting Avila, saying he was in shock and wanted to avoid a media “circus.”
Brown’s lawyers concede Avila is owed damages, leaving the trial focused on how much compensation she should receive; the judge has barred questions about Brown’s 2009 felony assault case involving Rihanna.