Simon Starns News Today

Patrick McKeown failed to apply for an exemption for his dog or had the animal neutered or obtained third party insurance in line with the legislation which came into force on February 1.

EXCLUSIVE: Patrick McKeown, 40, failed to apply for an exemption for his dog or to have the animal neutered or obtain third party insurance in line with the new legislation.

Patrick McKeown, 40, kept the dog at an address in central Worthing, Sussex

Police attended Patrick McKeown's property in Worthing, West Sussex, saw a dog running around in the back garden and identified it as an XL Bully, which are now banned

A 40-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to be prosecuted for owning an unregistered XL Bully after he told officers his pet "would attack anyone who approached it".

An XL Bully will be put down after its owner told police it would attack anyone who got close to it while it was loose in his back garden.

MORE than a dozen guns were lost or stolen in the county last year, despite the UK having some of the strictest gun laws in the world.

Robert Needham omitted both a police caution and relevant medical information from his shotgun application in 2016.

A FATHER who killed his children and partner was granted a shotgun licence despite being caught lying on his application form.