XL Bully mauls girl causing 'horrific' wound as owner 'seemed unbothered'

An XL bully caused "horrific" injuries to a girl as its owner appeared not to be "bothered", a court has heard.

Justin Allison, from Blaenau Gwent in Wales, has admitted criminal offences following the dog attack in Nantyglo. Prosecutor Lisa Lewis told Newport Magistrates' Court that the girl had been walking with her dad on October 7 when they heard shouting behind them, Wales Online reports.

"She saw a dog running very fast towards her and it reached her in seconds," she said. "As it got closer it began growling at her and she felt very scared and turned to run to her dad."

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The off-the-lead dog, Rocco, jumped on the girl's back and as she covered her head it latched onto her arm. "It was on her arm for a matter of seconds," said Ms Lewis. "The next thing she could remember was her dad on top of the dog, wrestling it.

"She has then walked into the middle of the road to shout for help. The dog owner has then appeared. She said he walked over but didn't come close and wouldn't do anything.

"She described him as not being bothered to help her dad while she was shouting in the middle of the road. She managed to push her dad in the direction of the owner and he managed to put a lead on the dog."

The owner, 37-year-old Allison, told the girl and her dad that if anyone wanted him he would be at his home nearby. "He did not offer any assistance at all," the prosecutor continued. "The girl's mam arrived and had a go at the defendant asking why there was no muzzle on the dog. The dog then tried to go for her mam but thankfully the defendant told the mam to go away and pulled the dog back."

The girl was taken to the Grange Hospital where she underwent