XL bully owner jailed after man, 84, fatally mauled

A man whose XL bully dog mauled an 84-year-old to death in a "savage attack" has been jailed.

Sean Garner's dog Toretto had to be shot 10 times after the animal savaged elderly neighbour John McColl on a street in Warrington, Cheshire, on 24 February 2025.

The 31-year-old was found guilty of owning a dog that caused injury while dangerously out of control last month.

He was jailed for 12 years at Liverpool Crown Court.

McColl spent a month in intensive care with devastating injuries before dying five weeks after the attack.

The court previously heard he had walked onto Garner's driveway on Bardsley Avenue before the animal lunged at him and "would just not let go" - before standing guard over him as neighbours remained powerless to help.