'Out of control XL Bully broke into our garden and mauled beloved cat to death'

WARNING, UPSETTING CONTENT: Carl Wyatt, 37, was retired picking up his 2 children erstwhile helium claims an XL Bully and a Rottweiler broke into his plot and killed the household cat

A furious dada claims an XL Bully broke into his plot and killed his children's beloved feline successful a "brutal" attack.

Carl Wyatt, 37, from Rushden, Northamptonshire, says helium near his location to prime up his 2 kids from schoolhouse but whilst helium was retired the visicous dog, alongside a Rottweiler entered his garden. His woman was astatine location erstwhile their cat, Charlie, was reportedly attacked connected February 2 this year.

However, erstwhile the dada returned home, the beasts had already near the country and his feline was obscurity to beryllium found. They assumed that Charlie had been "spooked" by the animals. Sadly, the adjacent day, Carl's sister-in-law, made a grim find successful the greenhouse and recovered the feline had been "mauled". Charlie was taken to the vets who confirmed the injuries were accordant with the canine attack.

Carl said helium had called the constabulary but was told it was lone a civilian matter. The plumber said: "I was connected the schoolhouse tally erstwhile the dog attacked Charlie. It was acheronian erstwhile we started looking for Charlie aft helium didn’t instrumentality location and that prevented america from uncovering his body. That nighttime the feline didn’t travel back, and we thought it had been spooked and It would travel backmost successful a fewer days.

“My wife's sister recovered the feline successful the greenhouse, and my woman was sobbing her bosom out. Everyone was distraught. My youngest 1 was excessively young to recognize but my eldest had nightmares astir it for weeks.”

Carl claims 2 dogs person been breaking into his plot since August 2023. Carl said: "I judge they archetypal entered our plot successful August, past twelvemonth and they person breached successful a fewer times since. In March, the dog again began to interruption done the obstruction and I built a caller committee obstruction down the existing obstruction to halt it from gaining introduction to our garden. The dogs propulsion and chews their mode done the feather borderline obstruction until determination was country for it to ascent into the garden."

Carl's mother-in-law, took the feline to the vet aft it was recovered dormant successful the greenhouse. They took Charlie for an X-ray but told Carl's parent successful law, the injuries were accordant with specified an attack. Carl said: “They did an x-ray, and the remainder was past - everyone successful the household was distraught."

Carl's children person been having nightmares astir the dogs ever since they attacked their beloved Charlie. Carl said: “They would play with the feline each time and it is conscionable truthful bittersweet what happened to it. Everyone who I spoke to successful the neighbourhood was appalled by what had happened.

A Northamptonshire Police spokesperson said: “Northamptonshire Police instrumentality these matters precise seriously. We are alert of the concerns raised by Mr Wyatt and would invited the submission of immoderate antecedently unsubmitted video grounds successful bid to afloat reappraisal this incidental and guarantee the close mitigation is successful spot to support radical including Mr Wyatt and his family.”