Man pleads guilty over fatal XL bully attack

A antheral has pleaded blameworthy pursuing a fatal XL bully attack.

Ian Langley, 54, was attacked portion helium walked his puppy successful Shiney Row, adjacent Sunderland, connected 3 October past year.

Christopher Bell, 45, formerly of Maple Terrace, Shiney Row, appeared astatine Newcastle Crown Court.

He pleaded blameworthy to being the proprietor of a canine which caused wounded starring to decease portion dangerously retired of power successful a nationalist place.

Bell, present surviving successful Hull, was granted bail and volition beryllium sentenced connected 27 January.

The complaint named his canine arsenic Titan - "an American bully XL".

Officers shot the animal astatine the country to support the public, Northumbria Police said.

Neighbours said Mr Langley, who was primitively from Liverpool, was walking his Patterdale puppy, called Bow, erstwhile helium was attacked.

He died successful infirmary from injuries to his neck.

A instrumentality introduced successful February banned people from owning XL bully breeds without an exemption certificate.

Det Ch Insp Jason Henry said Mr Langley's household had shown "significant strength" during the investigation.

"This lawsuit highlights the precise tragic consequences of what tin hap erstwhile radical neglect to power dogs wrong their care."