Toddler was mauled by rottweiler after getting into field, inquest told

A two-year-old boy who was described as "fearless" was mauled by a rottweiler near the property where he lived with his dog breeder grandmother, an inquest heard.

Lawson Bond suffered severe neck injuries and went into cardiac arrest after he was attacked at the cottage in Egdon, Worcestershire, where he lived with his parents Reiss Bond and Sarah Booth as well as his grandmother Maria Bond. He later died in hospital from his wounds.

An inquest into the toddler's death at Worcestershire Coroners' Court on Monday heard how Lawson was found lying injured in a field next to the family home which was used as a place to exercise the dogs which Mrs Bond kept in kennels on the property. The grandmother had eight adult dogs on the property at the time and had bred and sold puppies for around 30 years, despite not having a licence to do so.

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Mrs Bond was cleaning out the kennels of three female dogs and had let them into the adjoining field she rented so they could exercise and play while she worked on their cages. She told senior coroner for Worcestershire David Reid that she went back inside the cottage briefly to go to the toilet.

She also watched a video with son Reiss on his phone before heading back out when she noticed the wooden gate, which was usually secured with a metal chain, was open and Lawson was not there. She said: “At first I thought ‘that little bugger has gone into the field’, so I shouted his name and I went up to get him back in.

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“He was laying face down and I couldn’t see any of the dogs. I panicked, I grabbed him, picked him up and