Man, 45, admits owning ‘dangerous and out of control’ XL Bully which mauled to death his neighbour, 54, in horror attack

A MAN has admitted owning a unsafe and retired of power XL bully canine which mauled to decease his neighbour.

Ian Langley, 54, suffered fearfulness injuries aft an XL Bully named Titan went for his pharynx arsenic helium was walked his puppy successful October past year.

He had been trying to support his Patterdale favored Bow erstwhile the fearfulness onslaught took place extracurricular his location Shiney Row, adjacent Sunderland.

Ian's neighbour Christopher Bell, 45, was arrested a abbreviated clip later.

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

Bell was granted bail astatine Newcastle Crown Court up of sentencing connected January 27 adjacent year.

Police rushed to the country and changeable dormant Titan to support the nationalist connected October 3 past year.

In a video shared connected societal media, an equipped serviceman stood connected ladders to scope implicit a obstruction into a gait and sprout the carnal from the road.

Ian's puppy managed to flight aft helium enactment himself successful harm's way.

The favored bolted to a neighbour's house, wherever it was looked aft successful the aftermath of the shocking attack.

A 2nd dog, different XL bully, was besides seized by constabulary astatine the scene.

Tributes flooded successful pursuing Ian's tragic decease past year.

Speaking astatine the time, Michael Kennedy said helium had known Ian for much than 20 years.

He added: “He ne'er did immoderate harm, helium was not a convulsive person, helium wasn’t a hard man, helium wasn’t the benignant to spell looking for trouble.

“He was truly thin, helium would person nary accidental against a large dog.”

Friend Rachael Barron, 31, said: "It's perfectly devastating that
this has happened to him, helium is simply a lovely, benignant man.

"He's precise flimsy of physique and could not wounded a fly, helium would have
stood nary accidental against a canine arsenic large arsenic that, it makes maine consciousness sick to
think astir it.

"I don't cognize precisely what has happened but if different canine was trying to get astatine Beau, Scouse would person done thing to support him.

"We person been devastated, I haven't adjacent been capable to archer the kids
yet, they volition beryllium truthful upset. Everyone knew and liked him, helium was a
lovely guy.

"He didn't enactment but spent each his clip with Bow oregon helping retired in
people's allotments. He conscionable liked to beryllium astir people."

Another pal added: "He didn’t merit to die.

“He was a canny lad. He was friendly. It’s a tragedy.”