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XL Bully Zeus had been rescued from England by his owner and brought to Hamilton in Scotland, but moments after happily having a treat at a local shop, it mauled his owner and was shot by police

Zeus turned on his new owner and another man who both suffered injuries as they tried to defend themselves before armed police stepped in and shot the large dog with a Taser

The XL Bully, called Zeus, turned on its owner and another man before police shot the dog, first with a Taser and then with a gun, killing it

Armed police were called to Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland after a dog was reported as being dangerously out of control.

The man is in hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by a "bulldog-type dog".

One man suffered serious injuries after being attacked by the dog

Armed police have shot a dog dead after it attacked two men and went for an officer. Emergency services were called to Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, fo...

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being attacked by a “large bulldog-type dog”, which was shot dead by police.

A dog has been shot dead by armed police after two men were attacked by it in Hamilton.

“I saw everything, he was screaming and there was a lot of blood, it was pretty shocking."