Dawn Mawby and her French bulldog Darcy were attacked at their home in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, in February 2024. Marecko Ratteray and Kerryan Bott, the owners of the XL Bully, were given 14-month suspended sentences at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday. The dog, called Cookie, was destroyed after the attack, the court heard.

The owner of an XL bully dog which chased and killed a man has been jailed for three years. Ian Langley, 54, was mauled in Shiney Row, near Sunderland, on 3 October 2023, and died in hospital from "catastrophic" neck injuries.

The High Court has granted an injunction to prevent XL Bully dogs already under the care of animal shelters from being put down.

A dog owner whose XL bully attacked a police officer in Leicestershire has been jailed. The officer was inside a property in Lewis Close, Ibstock, for "less than a minute" when the dog got through a kitchen door,

A nine-month-old baby was mailed by an XL Bully last month following a string of horrific attacks across the the country by the dogs

XL bully-style “muscle” dogs are being sold for discounted prices following a government ban. Eleven of the 14 “muscle” dog breeds such as American bullies, cane corsos and the presa canarios have seen their prices fall since the ban on XL bullies was announced in October 2023,

A dog owner has been jailed after his XL bully savaged a police officer in Leicestershire, leaving wounds that required surgery. Aden Hollyoake, 33, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison at Leicester Crown Court for offences including keeping an illegal pit bull at the property.