‘They sit for us, we stand for them’: ANOTHER XL Bully owner dons a muzzle in support of his banned dog as Northern Ireland considers joining rest of UK in outlawing dogs

Jonathan Halstead, January 35 – 29, 2020

Jonathan died from a serious neck injury and bite after being attacked by his pet Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bronson, at his home in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

It is believed the dog attacked him when the owner suffered a seizure.

Jack Lis, 10

Jack Lis, November 10 – 8, 2021

Schoolboy Jack Lis, ten, suffered catastrophic injuries after being mauled by an American XL bully dog ​​named Beast while visiting a friend’s home at Penyrheol in Caerphilly, Wales on November 8, 2021.

Neighbors and paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service desperately tried to save him but he died at the scene. Armed police destroyed the dog on the spot.

Adam Watts, 55

Adam Watts, 55 – December 22, 2021

Adam Watts, 55, was attacked at the Juniper Kennels and Cattery in Kirkton of Auchterhouse, near Dundee, and was pronounced dead at the scene on December 22, 2021.

MARCH 21, 2022: Undated family photo released by Merseyside Police of Bella-Rae Birch

Bella-Rae Birch, 17 months – March 21, 2022

Toddler Bella-Rae Birch was attacked by her family’s American bully XL dog when she was just 17 months old.

The vicious dog snatched the child from her mother’s arms while they were at their home in Blackbrook, St Helens, Merseyside, on March 21 last year.

Kevin Jones, 62

Keven Jones, 62 – May 28, 2022

Keven Jones died after being attacked by an American Bully XL dog in Wrexham, Wales on May 28 last year.

Paramedics tried to save him, but they were unable to stop the bleeding in his left leg.

Mr Jones was subsequently pronounced dead at his son’s home following the attack.

Johanna Robinson, 43

Joanne Robinson, 43 – July 15, 2022

Mum-of-two Joanne Robinson, 43, was killed by her American bully XL dog Rocco in July last year after he ‘went crazy in the extreme heat’.

She died at the scene of the attack at her home in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, while her partner, Jamie Stead, was left with injuries to his hands, stomach and face when he tried to pull the animal off her.

Joanne’s mother Dot, from Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire, revealed at the time that Rocco had previously had a fight with their other dog Lola – and she had warned her daughter to ‘get rid of one of them’.

Ian ‘Wiggy’ Symes, 34

Ian Symes, 34 – August 2022

Ian ‘Wiggy’ Symes, 34, who is believed to have been walking a bully XL dog himself at a leisure site in Fareham, Hampshire, died at the scene after a horrific dog attack in August 2022.

His devastated family said he was ‘doing something he loved’ when he died in a field in Fareham, Hampshire.

Anna Dunn, 65

Ann Dunn, 65 – October 3, 2022

Ann Dunn, 65, was found collapsed with ‘catastrophic injuries’ at her Liverpool home, which she shared with seven dogs, on October 3 last year.

She was bitten to death by dogs, including an American bully XL, and had been sent to hospital for being bitten by a dog a year before her death.

Shirley Patrick, 83

Shirley Patrick, 83 – December 3, 2022

Widowed grandmother Shirley Patrick, aged 83, died after being brutally mauled by an XL bully in her own home.

The retired nurse died in hospital 17 days after suffering ‘life-threatening injuries’ during the ‘hellish’ and ‘violent’ dog attack in Caerphilly, South Wales on December 3 last year.

Jonathan Hogg, 37

Jonathan Hogg, May 37 – 18, 2023

Jonathan Hogg, 37, was mauled to death by an American XL bully dog ​​when it turned on him while he was caring for a friend.

He entered the pen when it pleased him, leaving bite marks on his arm, leg and head, an inquest heard.

He was rushed to hospital but died from his injuries following the mauling in Leigh, Greater Manchester, on May 18 this year.

Ian Price, 52

Ian Price, 52 – September 14, 2023

On Thursday, September 14, ‘pillar of the community’ Ian Price, 52, was attacked and killed by two ‘devilish’ XL bully dogs after they jumped from his neighbor’s window in Stonnall, Staffordshire.

Mr Price was attacked and killed by the two dogs who jumped from a primary school neighbor’s window. He reportedly died defending his elderly mother from the animals.

The dogs bit him and ripped the clothes off his body, leaving him to die in a pool of blood in his boxer shorts during the horror attack just meters from his home.

Ian Langley, 54

Ian Langley, 54 – October 3, 2023

Ian Langley, 54, was attacked on the Sunderland estate on October 3 this year by a huge XL bully dog ​​that grabbed him by the neck as he bent down to pick up his Patterdale terrier puppy.

The attack left Mr. Langley required CPR for about 15 minutes as emergency responders fought to stop heavy bleeding from his wounds. He died of his injuries.