Leicester: Dog owner sentenced after four bitten in attack

Ahmad lost control of his dog while shopping in Narborough Road

A man has pleaded guilty to owning a dangerous out-of-control dog which attacked and injured four people in Leicester.

A man and three women were bitten by the Cane Corso in a shop in Narborough Road on 4 January.

The animal's owner Ali Ahmad, 51, was given a four-month suspended sentence when he appeared before city magistrates on Friday.

Leicestershire Police said the dog was confiscated and later put down.

The force said Ahmad, 51, of Paton Street, Leicester, took the animal out shopping with him when it got free, shortly after 22:00 GMT, and attacked the four victims.

Three of them required treatment in hospital, the force said.

The dog was later seized in nearby Equity Road.

Ahmad admitted three charges under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 at court.

He was ordered to pay £100 to three of the victims and told to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.

Ahmad was also banned from owning any breed of dog for the next three years.

Police said a 44-year-old woman has also been charged in connection with the incident and is due to appear in court later this month.