LOS ANGELES, July 2 -- R&B star Chris Brown has been ordered to pay US$12.9 million (RM52 million) in damages after a housekeeper was attacked by a guard dog at one of his California properties.

The Guardian reported that Maria Avila was working at Brown's home in Tarzana in 2020 when she was mauled by a Caucasian shepherd named Hades, which was used as a security dog on the premises.

Avila told the court in Van Nuys that she suffered severe injuries to her arm and face, requiring multiple sutures and skin grafts, and was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and nerve damage that affected her ability to work.

Brown, who was present during the incident, told the court he secured the dog after the attack and left the prope...