Attack dog `had bitten before' Victim,8,has more surgery.Byline: HUGO DUNCAN Hugo Duncan is a singer and BBC broadcaster from Strabane, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland. His nickname is "The wee man from Strabane". He has two music programmes on BBC Radio in Northern Ireland; Country Afternoon with Hugo Duncan THE crazed Staffordshire bull terrier Staffordshire bull terrier a small (24-38 lb), very muscular and solidly built dog with broad head, moderately short muzzle, half-pricked ears and medium length tail. The coat is smooth and short and comes in many colors. See also american staffordshire terrier. , which savaged a North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. eighty ear -old,had struck before,it emerged last night. Anthony Hannah, who suffers from cerebral palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. and has a hole in the heart, was mauled by the brute, which only stopped when his 10-year-old brother Alan fought it off. Last night distraught mum Sharon,of Prestatyn,hailed Alan a hero for saving his brother's life, but criticised dog owner Madeline Condliffe for not using a muzzle. Mrs Hannah said: ``I am livid livid /liv·id/ (liv´id) discolored, as from a contusion or bruise; black and blue. liv·id adj. this was able to happen. Those dogs should be muzzled at all times,particularly when children are around. ``These dogs are not like pets - they are fighting dogs. ``They seem all right but they only take a moment to turn because they are built for fighting,but they are not even on the dangerous dogs' list. It is ridiculous. Unemployed mum Miss Condliffe,of Tros y Felin,Bryn Du, yesterday admitted the dog,Ben,had bitten before,but insisted it was always in a ``friendly'' and ``playful'' way. The dog has been put down after the attack in Bryn Du, near Rhosneigr, Anglesey on Friday. Anthony was left with 24 bites all over his body, including one on his chest four inches long and more than two inches wide. Large areas of skin were ripped from his back and chest. Speaking from Ysbyty Gwynedd, where Anthony underwent more surgery yesterday evening,Mrs Hannah,43, said: ``Anthony is lucky to be a live. I am just so thankful he is still here,but he was in theatre for much longer than I expected him to be. He seems to be in a worse state than he was on Friday night. ``I am in a state of total shock. I have had to leave the hospital a couple of times to have a cry before going back to see him.'' Anthony,Alan and six-year-old sister Chantelle were staying with uncle Wayne Jones Wayne Alan Jones born April 24, 1965 in Wolverhampton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname 'Woody' for his matches. , who lives in the flat next door to Miss Condliffe. They were playing in the lobby when the dog went berserk ber·serk adj. 1. Destructively or frenetically violent: a berserk worker who started smashing all the windows. 2. ,pinning Anthony up against a wall before brave Alan repeatedly kicked it and forced it off. The dog also bit Miss Condliffe's 13 year - old daughter Hannah. Mrs Hannah said: ``Anthony put up a fight but if it wasn't for Alan he would be dead - there is no doubt about that. Alan saved his life - he is a hero and we cannot thank him enough. ``Alan was bitten on the back but we didn't know about that until much later because he was more concerned about his brother.'' Chantelle managed to escape without getting attacked. Dog owner Miss Condliffe,45, said she was shocked Ben attacked the children and was ``very upset'' at what happened to Anthony. She said: ``The dog has been no problem to anyone. I couldn't understand how it came to happen because he loved kids and has been brought up with kids ever since he was a puppy. ``But I have eight pups here which are his and I told my daughter not to let anyone in while the puppies are here because he would get jealous. ``He was only 18 months old and had never attacked or bitten anyone before. He had a tendency to catch people or to nip you with a friendly bite,but he has never done any damage like this. ``I never used a muzzle and I never thought about it because I knew he was OK with kids. He was not vicious. ``But I said we would have the dog put down because once a Staffordshire tastes blood that is it.'' CAPTION(S): Anthony Hannah recovering from his injuries in hospital. Left,his brother, Alan, who saved him Main picture: GERALLT JONES |
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