Man jailed after dog killed younger brother

A canine proprietor whose favored mauled his younger member to decease has been jailed.

Wayne Stevens, 51, suffered "massive and horrific" injuries erstwhile helium was attacked by the 8st (51kg) Cane Corso transverse astatine a location successful Derby successful April 2023 and died astatine the scene.

His older member Gary Stevens, 55, pleaded blameworthy successful September 2023 to being successful complaint of a canine dangerously retired of power causing wounded resulting successful death.

At Derby Crown Court connected Friday, helium was sentenced to 4 and a fractional years successful prison.

The tribunal heard the onslaught happened connected 22 April 2023 aft the brothers had returned from a pub to their location successful Cameron Road and were drinking vodka.

Prosecutors outlined however Wayne was recovered dormant adjacent the ft of a stairway pursuing a 999 telephone astatine 05:52 BST.

Judge Shaun Smith KC was told Gary wrongly told an exigency relation the Cane Corso was a poodle earlier constabulary and paramedics were confronted by the "incredibly heavy" dog.

After proceeding however Gary was abusive to exigency crews earlier the "frenzied" canine was repeatedly Tasered and yet changeable dormant astir an hr later, the justice told the begetter of three: "Paramedics and constabulary officers attended the country and you came to the beforehand doorway intelligibly precise drunk.

"You were obstructive arsenic your exchanges with the officers continued.

"Police officers tried to transportation you to bring the canine nether power - your effect was to mock them for lasting back."

The tribunal was told Gary had been fixed the 14-month-old canine by a parent of 5 who could nary longer look aft it, and that helium knew it "would spell for the look and cervix if it was aggressive".

The justice said: "I americium wholly satisfied that you intelligibly knew of the dangers this canine presented anterior to that fateful night.

"There was a deficiency oregon nonaccomplishment of power of the canine owed to the power of alcohol."

Det Insp Chris Barker, from Derbyshire Police, said: "All those who attended – from some the unit and East Midlands Ambulance Service – were enactment successful a precise unsafe presumption some to effort and assistance Wayne and past support the nationalist safe.

"They did everything they could to effort and support everyone progressive and not origin harm to the canine involved, however, yet determination was nary different enactment than for it to beryllium destroyed.

"I americium definite the swift actions and wide decision-making astatine the country helped forestall further wounded to others."