XL Bully dog attack leaves teenager hospitalised as vicious assaults from breed continue

A 17-year-old boy was found, with injuries which are not believed to be life-changing, in Rolls Avenue.

Officers say the dog, which was an XL Bully, was seized from the property.

The victim was taken to Leighton Hospital following the attack.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

A Cheshire Police spokesperson said: "At 8:42am on Tuesday 13 August, police were made aware that a 17-year-old boy had been bitten by a dog, an XL bully, inside an address on Rolls Avenue.

"The boy had been taken to Leighton Hospital, although his injuries are not believed to be life-changing.

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"Officers attended the address, and a 21-year-old man was arrested in relation to the incident.

"A dog has also been seized from the address."

It follows another vicious attack by an XL Bully on an eight-year-old which saw him lose his thumb.

Caio was "dragged around like a rag doll" on Sunday, according to his grandmother.

The young boy was mauled after being dropped off at a birthday party in Caernarfon, Wales.

The attacks come despite it being a criminal offence in England and Wales to own the banned breed without an exemption certificate - which was implemented in February.

Former Metropolitan Police Head of Policy for Dangerous Dogs, Simon Ovens claims there are "a number of flaws" in legislation that put people at risk.

He told The Sun that he believes XL Bully dogs may need to be surrendered or euthanised due to the risk they pose, which he compares to a gun, and says they "shouldn’t be living among us".