“She was punching me and clawing me and had me in a choke hold. I kept saying I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe,” Carson said.
Carson is accused of stealing dog walking clients by 23-year-old Maria Podolskaya (picture), who faced assault charges in Framingham District Court. “I had a dog she used to walk and she got mad at that,” said Carson.
The women walked frequently in Loker Conservation Area in Wayland, working for the Wags 4 Walks dog walking company, until Noreen Carson broke her ankle a year ago and has been recovering. “She was kicking my ankle saying you’re not going to walk any more dogs now,” Carson said. More