Birmingham XL bully assault: Canine in ‘safe kennels’ as police wait to talk to proprietor in hospital

Police say they are going to converse to the proprietor of an XL bully canine that attacked individuals in Birmingham sooner or later because the animal stays in “secure kennels”.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman stated on Sunday she was searching for “urgent advice” about banning American XL bully canines after footage emerged exhibiting the animal attacking an 11-year-old lady and a person in Bordesley Green.

Ms Braverman stated the canines had been a “clear and lethal” hazard after the video of the assault appeared on the social media platform TikTok.

A woman may be heard screaming within the disturbing footage as individuals collect round to assist her.

West Midlands Police has stated two males, who had been bitten and left with accidents to their shoulders and arms, had been taken to hospital to be handled for his or her accidents after the incident on Saturday.

In a press release launched on Monday, West Midlands Police stated: “We are continuing to investigate after three people were injured when a dog broke free from its collar in Bordesley Green on Saturday afternoon.

“The crossbreed Bully XL/Staffordshire Bull Terrier pet chased an 11-year-old lady and she or he sustained severe accidents to her shoulder and forearms. She was handled in hospital and is now recovering at house.

“Several people rushed to her aid and as the dog broke free from its owner a second time, a 20-year-old man was chased across a garage forecourt and was taken to hospital with bites to his shoulder and forearm, along with cuts and bruises from being dragged across the floor.”

Police added that one other man additionally suffered accidents and took himself to hospital, and the canine was seized by officers earlier than being taken to a safe kennels.

“The dog’s owner is currently in hospital and we will be speaking to him in due course,” the pressure stated, earlier than describing the incident as “alarming and shocking”.

Ms Braverman’s feedback additionally come because the mom of a 10-year-old boy killed by an XL bully canine questioned why the federal government has not acted sooner to ban the breed.

Ms Whitfield’s son, Jack Lis, was attacked by a Bully XL canine named Beast in Caerphilly, South Wales, two years in the past.

Writing on X, beforehand often known as Twitter, Ms Whitfield stated: “It’s crazy how this video has gone viral and now politicians are coming out of the woodwork saying how bad it is.

“Where had been you when my son was killed? Where had been you when different harmless individuals had been killed? Where had been you once I was at Parliament asking for change? Nowhere.”

Brandon Hayden and Amy Salter had been later jailed after admitting being accountable for the out-of-control canine that killed Jack.

Including the XL bully on the listing of banned breeds falls underneath the duty of Environment Secretary Therese Coffey’s division, however there are stated to be some reservations concerning the practicality of implementing such a measure.

The XL bully, stemming from the American pit bull terrier, just isn’t recognised as a definite breed by the Kennel Club. So it could possibly be laborious to outline and a few worry a ban might inadvertently outlaw a spread of different canines.

Four breeds of canine are presently banned within the UK: the pit bull terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and Fila Brasileiro.

A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) stated: “We take dog attacks and anti-social behaviour very seriously and are making sure the full force of the law is being applied.

“This can vary from lower-level Community Protection Notices – which require canine house owners to take applicable motion to handle behaviour – to extra severe offences underneath the Dangerous Dogs Act, the place individuals may be put in jail for as much as 14 years, be disqualified from possession, or end in harmful canines being euthanised.”