XL bully owner jailed after man, 84, fatally mauled

XL bully owner jailed after man, 84, fatally mauledJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEwan GawneNorth WestCheshire PoliceSean Garner was found guilty of owning a dog that caused injury while dangerously out of control last monthA man whose XL bully dog mauled an 84-year-old to death in a "savage attack" has been jailed. Sean Garner's dog Toretto had to be shot 10 times after the animal savaged elderly neighbour John McColl on a street in Warrington, Cheshire, on 24 February 2025.The 31-year-old was found guilty of owning a dog that caused injury while dangerously out of control last month.He was jailed for 12 years at Liverpool Crown Court. McColl spent a month in intensive care with "catastrophic" injuries before dying five weeks after the attack, which lasted 45 minutes.'XL bully killed my dad but owner hasn't apologised'The court previously heard he had walked onto Garner's driveway on Bardsley Avenue before the animal lunged at him and "would just not let go" - and then stood guard over him as neighbours remained powerless to help. Armed police then arrived and shot the dog, and Garner - who was out at the time - was later tracked down and arrested.Addressing Garner in court, McColl's granddaughter Kelly Percival, 33, said: "Your dog basically ate my grandad, but you and your family don't care."Garner, 31, looked down as Percival read a statement, in which she said he had denied her grandfather a "dignified death".Cheshire PoliceA judge said John McColl had experienced "unspeakable suffering" Jailing Garner, Judge Brian Cummings KC said: "The suffering experienced by Mr McColl was quite unspeakable and really does not bear dwelling on."He said the retired steel erector, who remained conscious throughout the attack, must have been in "absolute agony".Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X...