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XL bully owner jailed over dog attack death
James Harrison Trimble-Pettitt was jailed for five years after his two XL bully dogs fatally mauled neighbour Ian Price, with poor dog management cited as a key factor, experts said.
- At Stafford Crown Court, James Harrison Trimble-Pettitt, 32, was sentenced on Thursday for two counts of owning dogs that caused Ian Price's death.
- Via and Ares regularly escaped from Main Street, Staffordshire, and an expert witness instructed by the prosecution found poor living conditions likely fuelled extreme aggression.
- Witnesses said the attack lasted 12 minutes after Mr Price was shepherding a loose dog at around 3.10pm, as Ares approached aggressively and both dogs attacked, with passers-by trying to intervene.
- Judge John Edwards said the attack was an `appalling act of savagery` and disqualified James Harrison Trimble-Pettitt from owning dogs indefinitely, describing the incident as devastating for the family.
- The case contributed to a Government ban on XL bullies after Mr Price's death, making it a criminal offence to own an XL bully in England and Wales without a certificate of exemption.
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Great Yorkshire RadioXL bully owner James Harrison Trimble-Pettitt jailed for five years after Ian Price mauled to death in front of his wife
The animals, who had no toys, blankets or dog beds, had previously attacked others and weren't being kept properly, before the "appalling act of savagery".
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