Four-year-old boy killed by dog

[4me2]

Four-year-old boy killed by dog


The dog was in an agitated state when armed officers arrived

A four-year-old boy has been mauled to death by a dog at the family home in Liverpool. The child was attacked at the property in Ashgrove, Wavertree, just after midnight.
A 63-year-old woman was also injured and is being treated in hospital. It is believed she was hurt as she separated the dog from the child.
Merseyside Police said armed officers killed the animal in the front garden of the house.
Dog handlers and armed response officers attended the scene and an investigation has begun.
Efforts are continuing to identify the dog's breed.
'Agitated state'
Ch Supt Steve Ashley said: "This is a tragic incident and a full and thorough investigation will be carried out into the circumstances surrounding this young boy's death.
"Officers are with the family and our sympathies are with them at this time."
He added: "Of utmost importance in such incidents is the safety of the public and of police officers.
"When officers arrived at the address the dog was in an agitated state in the front garden of the property and was deemed to be a danger to the public.
"As a result we were left with no other option but to have the animal destroyed quickly and humanely."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/8386023.stm

[Roach-Rampino]

I will be interested to learn what breed of dog it was.

Any guesses?

[Mickey]

My money is on a pit bull or a staff. Another sad story of kids being mauled/killed by dogs

[beerman]

Right next to Toxteth, hmm I'd go with staff, pitbull, rottweiler or any other chav dog breeds.

Apologies to any non chav that has any of them breeds, raised responsibly they are gentle and friendly dogs.

I may be completely wrong and just typcasting but I can't see a yorkshire terrier or a jack russell killing a 4 year old.

[Mickey]

Fatal dog attack - Ashgrove, Wavertree

Merseyside Police is investigating an incident in Wavertree in the early hours of this morning (Monday, 30 November) in which a young child suffered fatal injuries following a dog attack.

Police Officers in high-visibility jackets at the roadside
The emergency services were called at 00.24am to reports of a 4-year-old boy being attacked by a dog at a family address on Ashgrove, Wavertree.
The child suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. A 63-year-old woman, who it is believed to have suffered injuries as she separated the dog from the child, was taken to hospital where she is currently being treated.
Dog handlers and armed response officers attended the scene and, after an initial safety assessment, it was decided that the dog be destroyed. An assessment to establish the type of dog involved is ongoing.
Chief Superintendent Steve Ashley, said: "This is a tragic incident and a full and thorough investigation will be carried out in to the circumstances surrounding this young boy's death. Officers are with the family and our sympathies are with them at this time.
"Of utmost importance in such incidents is the safety of the public and of police officers. When officers arrived at the address the dog was in an agitated state in the front garden of the property and was deemed to be a danger to the public. As a result we were left with no other option but to have the animal destroyed quickly and humanely."
Extensive investigations are continuing into the incident.


Source: http://www.merseyside.police.uk/inde...articleid=5147

[dpSparhawk]

Beerman, you simply do not hear about Toxteth in the news anymore. Wavetree doesn't make it in the news that much either. The hot spots are Croxteth and Norris Green really. As for whom the owner of the dog was in Wavetree, well wavetree has a very high ethnic minority community (there's a contradiction of terms for ya), some white scumbags and lots of students.

Toxteth for the most part is exceptionally quiet. Except when the Somalis get the Machetes out.

Ashgrove

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...,226.7,,0,4.03

[biggy7]

very sad indeed

i will not let my kids go near any dog.

[littlebilly1]

i own 2 staffys myself and they are an absolute joy to have, it's when the little dick heads get themand make them vicious and use them as weapons, but biggy 7 i'm the same with my son he can't go anywhere near any dog except for the one's owned within the family

[4me2]

Does the average 63 year old lady own a staffy or a pitbull ?

Untill all the facts are released then it silly to speculate and ponder to news headlines that are intended to shock.

[CzarJunkie]

It'll probably be a dog of questionable temperament, usually owned by someone who needs an accessory to fulfil the image they have of themselves.

Anyone who feels the need to own a dog such as a staffy etc. only do it for one reason, they think it makes them look like a fucking 'mister'.

I'm sure I'll attract a raft of posts claiming otherwise, but ask yourself one question. Why did you decide on that particular breed? If you are honest, it's because it's an animal that projects a certain image. Sadly, that image suggests the owner is a cunt.

If you'd have wanted a 'lovely, family friendly animal', then you'd have bought a fucking Labrador.

[Roach-Rampino]

If it greatly reduced the chances of another child being maimed, savaged or killed again then they should outlaw owning Staffs, Pitbulls and any other dog breed with a similar track record for attacking humans.

[Omgporn]

Poor child

[4me2]

If you'd have wanted a 'lovely, family friendly animal', then you'd have bought a fucking Labrador.

I've got one and he's black so I'm not racist either.

[CzarJunkie]

I've got one and he's black so I'm not racist either.

I prefer the chocolate variety. Sometimes, when I'm alone, I wish I was a chocolate Labrador in a world full of golden retrievers.

[littlebilly1]

Anyone who feels the need to own a dog such as a staffy etc. only do it for one reason, they think it makes them look like a fucking 'mister'.

i got mine bacause older family members had them when i was growing up and they were absolutley wonderful pets that were as soft as belly ache poo,

[Bald Bouncer]

I don't think there are a higher percentage of dog attacks by staffs, pitbulls etc I just think when they do attack they do far more damage and the consequences are far worse, people who say they can control their dog/s I would like to see them stop their dog when it's in a fight with another.

Personally I would like to see regulations at the very least to stop people owning staffs, pitbulls etc who have children or if the dogs will come into contact with children.

i have always had small dogs, for the last 14 years have had a Jack Russle and would never have a dog that could ever do serious damage to either myself, family or anyone it came into contact with.

[Mickey]

[UPDATE]

Four-year-old boy mauled to death by 'pitbull type' dog


A four-year-old boy has been mauled to death by a 'pitbull type dog' while his grandmother was babysitting him.

The child, named locally as Jon Paul Massey and described as a 'lovely little lad', suffered serious injuries and died at the scene.

The incident happened at a house in Wavertree, Liverpool, in the early hours of this morning, Merseyside Police said.


Attack: Police seal off the house today where the tragedy took place in Wavertree, Liverpool

A 63-year-old woman, who is believed to have been injured as she separated the dog from the child, was taken to hospital for treatment.

Dog handlers and armed response officers attended the house in Ashgrove at 12.24am. The animal was destroyed.
Today, the house where the tragedy took place had been sealed off.
Neighbours said the incident happened at the home of his grandmother, who was babysitting Jon Paul and his older brother.

The dog, described as a pitbull type, is thought to have belonged to the youngster's uncle, a serving soldier.

A neighbour said: 'The barking started last night about midnight. It was very, very loud and drowned out the noise of all the traffic from the main road.

'I heard the police sirens a short time later and looked outside my window and saw an ambulance.'

The neighbour added: 'They are a lovely family, very close to each other and he was a lovely little lad.
'You would see him with his grandmother on the street and he always looked happy and smiling.'
The family's parish priest, Father Peter Morgan, of St Anne's Church, Wavertree, left the house saying: 'There is an awful lot of pain inside.'
He added: 'They are broken, it is so, so sad.'

Other neighbours spoke of their complete shock at the death of the boy but complained there had been a problem in the area with so-called dangerous dogs.

Gillian Watson, 46, said: 'I heard a gunshot at about 2am this morning and I presume that was when they put the dog down.

'It's such a terrible thing to happen to a family.

'There are lots of dangerous type dogs around here. You always see young lads with pit bull dogs roaming around.
'I have a dog myself and when I take him for a walk sometimes it's quite terrifying because you think your dog is going to be attacked.'
Another neighbour, who declined to be named, said a number of residents had complained to the local Housing Association about the problem of dogs.

Locates Wavertree, Liverpool, where a four-year-old boy died after a dog attack

He said: 'About 12 months ago, one of them tore a pet cat to pieces in the middle of the street.
'You see them all the time, they're huge animals and it is very threatening.'

Chief Superintendent Steve Ashley said: 'This is a tragic incident and a full and thorough investigation will be carried out into the circumstances surrounding this young boy's death.
'Officers are with the family and our sympathies are with them at this time.
'Of utmost importance in such incidents is the safety of the public and of police officers.
'When officers arrived at the address the dog was in an agitated state in the front garden of the property and was deemed to be a danger to the public.
'As a result we were left with no other option but to have the animal destroyed quickly and humanely.'
Police are now trying to identify the type of dog involved.
The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 bans the breeding and sale or exchange of four kinds of dog - pit bull terriers, Japanese Tosas, the Dogo Argentinos, and the Fila Brasileiros.

Any other dogs 'appearing... to be bred for fighting or to have the characteristics of a type bred for that purpose' are also banned.

Under the act, a dog classed as being 'dangerously out of control in a public place' can be destroyed. The owner can be fined and imprisoned for up to six months.
If a dog injures someone, the owner can be jailed for up to two years.
On New Year's Day, 2007, five-year-old Ellie Lawrence was killed by her uncle's pit bull terrier in St Helens, Merseyside.

In December of that year, one-year-old Archie-Lee Hirst was mauled to death by a rottweiler at his grandparents' home in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

And in February of this year, a three-and-a-half month old baby was killed in an attack by two family dogs in Caerphilly, Wales. Jaden Mack was killed by his grandmother's staffordshire bull terrier and a jack russell terrier.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...death-dog.html

[TwoPlAnKs]

I've posted before about them needing some sort of licensing or regulations on dogs like this but tbh its pandering around the issue - they are killing humans constantly and it's mental letting anybody keep them. It's not like there are no alternative breeds without savage streaks.

I could have a nuke capable of blowing up half the country sitting next to me just now and it would be equally as safe as tame as "soft" examples of these dogs in safe hands. I still wouldn't fancy having it, or even less anybody else having it. There's just no need for a huge nuclear bomb in here so I might as well err on the side of caution and get a sofa or something instead.

Most would be shocked at the idea of someone owning a large snake as it "could" kill them, despite it living in a tank and not running around freely as much more savage dogs do. But the same thing applies - I keep a small corn snake and she was specifically chosen because if she escapes, the chances are she'll get attacked by the cat or eat a few mice at the most then die of cold. It's not that she ever will escape, and I'd be perfectly capable of keeping a huge python under lock and key and avoiding getting eaten myself, but I just don't see the point in having a pet that could eat my neighbors baby when there is a perfectly good alternative.

You could argue that kitchen knifes misused as weapons or cars harm more people than the dogs. The difference is that we don't have a better method of chopping up ingredients or transport. For dogs, we have a wide range of "pet" breeds that do no harm to anybody that make a perfectly good alternative.

I'll be amazed if they don't at least get licensing reinstated for dangerous breeds soon, as I've said in the past I'd support it, but the more people are getting killed the more I feel an outright ban is the sensible route forward.

[dpSparhawk]

I just don't understand how anyone could feel safe with a young child in a house and a dog breed that is known to attack.

Oh there'll be the normal crowd who say but they're such lovely sweet dogs. Tell that to the people with disfigured faces, dead children. I'm sure they wouldn't agree.

Don't get me wrong, ANY dog can attack and cause injury no matter what they breed. I was nipped on the face as a youg child by a neighbours Jack Russell. No serious injury but I ended up with a very minor scar (gone Now) and a tetanus injection. However, there are dogs out there with a track record that is increasing regularly and people should be a lot more sensible.

On a side note, there seems to be a trend. Bad blood dogs, grandmothers and a dead child !!

[syscon]

I have a pitbull/staff cross type dog, we got it because my wife fell in love with it when it was a pup - we have had it 13 years now, its got the best temperament and has never attacked another dog or human - when we have people round the dog walks freely and enjoys the attention from people - when we are not home it wont even let people it knows in the house - this is how the dog has turned out no special training as such - "just a loving stable family home" its nothing to do with the breeds it has everything to do with the morons the breeds attract

If the dog was one of the killer breeds then surely that would have been the main headline.

Its sick that a kid has been killed yet again, but the owners should be made to accept full responsibilty for the crime the dog committed maybe this would calm the trend down.