Woman given dog ban after XL bully attack

Police said the man needed hospital treatment for deep bite wounds to both arms, a torn eyelid and other facial injuries

A woman has been banned from keeping dogs after her XL bully dog "mauled" a man at her home in Nottinghamshire.

Officers were called to Maple Leaf Gardens, Worksop, at about 17:45 BST on 14 August after the dog attacked Beverley Anderson, 62, and her friend, who was left with serious injuries to his face and hands.

Anderson, who suffered superficial injuries to her arms in the attack, was charged with being the owner of a dangerously out-of-control dog which had caused an injury.

At Mansfield Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, Anderson pleaded guilty to the offence. She was banned from keeping a dog for 10 years and given a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for 12 months.

Police said the dog was located in Anderson's garden before it was sedated and transported to secure kennels.

The victim, who did not support a prosecution, needed hospital treatment for deep bite wounds to both arms, a torn eyelid, and other facial injuries, said police.

PC Mark Jennings, of Nottinghamshire Police, said there was "considerable concern" that Anderson's dogs posed a threat to families.

"Officers carried out a thorough investigation because of this wider community concern," said PC Jennings.

"Officers who attended the scene should also be commended for providing first aid, as well as safely containing and securing the dog so no-one else was harmed."