The Prime Minister has said the government will ban the american xl bully dog by the end of the year. The breed has been blamed for a series of attacks on people in recent years. Rishi sunak s announcement comes after the death of a man in staffordshire yesterday who was set upon by two dogs thought to be of the bully breed. A 30 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. Phil mackie reports. Another victim of the American Bully Xl. Ian price, a 52 year old local businessman, who was killed outside his home last night. This was the aftermath of the attack, which involved two dogs. Although neighbours did their best to pull them off, his injuries were so severe he couldnt be saved. We heard police cars and sirens and thought. Then another one, then another one. And then i came to the gate to have a look, and, you know. There was, like, ten, 12 police vehicles. For a while there was concern more people could be hurt. It happened just after children had been let out of t
And parents back inside the school for safety. There are a row of shops here so lots of people would have been around, particularly with the School Coming out. The man was attacked by the two dogs. Witnesses have described the attack. I will not go into too much detail but the man suffered from serious injuries and sadly did not survive. The police have announced that the man originally arrested has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. The dogs themselves are both dead. One died whilst being restrained and one after an injection was administered by a vet. It is believed that the breed is the American Xl Bully, a controversial breed recently. It was in birmingham last weekend where a ten Year Old Girl was attacked by one, and the two men who came to help. The dog was kept in secure canners. Is being kept in secure kennels. Lets get more on this now with our Political Correspondent iain watson. Theres criticism that the governemnt has been dragging its heels over banning this bree
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