They have also been arrested on suspicion of possession of a prohibited dog breed, believed to be an XL Bully, according to police.
An 84-year-old man was seriously injured when another dog – also believed to be an XL Bully – dragged him into a garden on Bardsley Avenue, in Warrington, on Monday.
A woman has died after a dog attacked her in Bristol on Wednesday while neighbours reported its owner ‘running from home hysterically screaming and covered in blood’.
A neighbour said the dog owner left their house covered in blood and sat in the street crying, according to The Sun.
Police shot the suspected XL Bully dead, and shot a second dog 19 times.
