Owner ‘refused to destroy XL Bully after attack’ year before it savaged baby girl & left her fighting for life

Source: The Sun

Author: Milad Sherzad

Published: Dec, 13 2024 01:13

A DOG owner reportedly refused to destroy their XL Bully after an attack just a year before it savaged a baby girl. The eight-month-old infant remains fighting for her life after being airlifted from a property in Siskin Close, Hawkinge, Kent on Wednesday.

Image Credit: The Sun [A baby girl was brutally mauled by her relative's XL bully dog]

It has since been reported that cops had already seized the dog, Hunter, in November 2023 following a report that it had bitten its owner. A spokesperson for Kent Police told MailOnline that the owner was asked to "voluntarily surrender the dog to officers for destruction" but "declined" to do so.

Image Credit: The Sun [She was airlifted to hospital after the attack]

Hunter, described as an 18-month-old "pure" XL Bully, was later released. Cops clarified that there were "no legal grounds" for the officers to keep him at the time but that the owner was asked to agree to conditions of a police order. These included keeping the dog "secure and supervised".

Image Credit: The Sun [Police at the scene]

Hunter had bitten his owner on the finger and caused a minor injury. Just over a year later, the dog launched a savage attack on the young tot. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the mauling at just after 2.30pm on Wednesday. She was airlifted to hospital from the property in Siskin Close, Hawkinge, Kent, to King's College Hospital in south London.

Image Credit: The Sun [Police cordoned off the property]

Police later arrested an 18-year-old man and 76-year-old woman who remain in custody on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control. Cops confirmed the pet was registered on the exemptions list, as per new laws, but has since been seized and destroyed.

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