U.K. human victims of fatal dog attacks occurring since the introduction of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
(56 total, 71 dogs involved, 59 of them [83%] pit bull-type dogs [shown in red],
20 of the nominally prohibited pit bulls exempted as “Staffordshires.”
See “English bulldog”: two dog breeds, one name, & a rising body count.)
U.K. dog attack victim Age Date Dog
2023 Jonathan Hogg 37 years 05-18-2023 American bully XL Wayne Stevens 51 years 04-22-2023 Bully XL/Cane Corso mix Alice Stones 4 years 01-31-2023 American bulldog Natasha Johnston 28 years 01-12-2023 American bully XL, hers, while also walking Leonberger, collie, cockapoo, 2 dachshunds, 1 not named. 2022 Shirley Patrick 83 years 12-03-2022 Cane Corso Ann Dunn 65 years 10-03-2022 5 American bulldogs Ian “Wiggy” Symes 34 years 08-10-2022 American bully XL Joanne Robinson 43 years 07-15-2022 American bully XL Keven Jones 62 years 05-23-2022 American bulldog (pit bull) Daniel Twigg 3 years 05-15-2022 Cane Corso Lawson Bond 2 years 03-28-2022 3 Rottweilers Bella-Rae Birch 17 months 03-21-2022 American bully XL Kyra Leanne King 03 months 03-06-2022 Husky John William Jones 68 years 01-10-2022 3 “British bulldogs” 2021 Adam Watts 55 years 12-22-2021 Pit bull Jack Lis 10 years 11-08-2021 American bully XL Lucille Downer 85 years 04-02-2021 2 pit bulls Keira Ladlow 25 years 02-05-2021 Staffordshire 2020 Jonny Halstead 35 years 01-29-2020 Staffordshire 2019 Elayne Stanley 44 years 09-24-2019 2 pit bulls Sharon Jennings *1 55 years 06-10-2019 Pit bull Frankie Macritchie 9 years 04-13-2019 Pit bull 2018 Reuben Malachi McNulty 5 weeks 11-18-2018 2 Staffordshires 2017 Mario Perivoitos 41 years 03-20-2017 Staffordshire 2016 Archie Joe Darby 04 months 10-14-2016 Staffordshire Dexter Neal 03 years 08-21-2016 Pit bull David Ellam 52 years 08-16-2016 Staffordshire Stephen Hodgson 45 years 05-22-2016 Staffordshire/pit mix Liam Hewitson 22 years 01-01-2016 Legal "pit bull mix” 2015 Bill George 68 years 10-09-2015 Pit bull (sepsis) Irene Collins 73 years 09-04-2015 GSD/spaniel mix Reggie Young 03 weeks 06-20-2015 Patterdale terrier Rhona Greve 64 years 03-20-2015 Pit bull 2014 Lexi Branson 4 years 11-04-2014 Bull mastiff Molly Mae Wotherspoon 6 month 08-03-2014 Pit bull Eliza Mae Malone 6 days 02-18-2014 Malamute Ava Jane Corliss 11 months 02-10-2014 Pit bull Barry Walsh 46 years 01-09-2014 Staffordshire 2013 Emma Bennett 27 years 12-11-2013 Staffordshire & pit bull Lexie Hudson 5 years 11-05-2013 French mastiff (Doge du Bordeaux) Leslie Lawn *2 40 years 09-15-2013 2 Staffordshires Clifford Clarke 79 years 05-26-2013 Staffordshire/ bull mastiff mix Jade Lomas-Anderson 14 years 03-26-2013 2 Staffordshires, 2 bull mastiffs 2012 Harry Harper 01 weeks 11-21-2012 Jack Russell Gloria Knowles 71 years 10-30-2012 2 French mastiffs, 2 American bull dogs, one “small mongrel" Brian Cruse *3 78 years 09-20-2012 Pit bull 2011 Leslie Trotman *4 83 years 01-23-2011 Pit bull 2010 Barbara Williams 52 years 12-24-2010 Cane corso Zumer Ahmed 18 months 04-17-2010 Pit bull 2009 John Paul Massey 04 years 11-30-2009 Pit bull Oluwaseyi Ogunyemi *5 16 years 04-27-2009 2 Staffordshire Jaden Mack 3 months 02-06-2009 Staffordshire & Jack Russell
2008 James Rehill 78 years 01-27-2008 Rottweiler
2007 Archie-Lee Andrew Hirst 13 months 12-28-2007 Rottweiler Ellie Lawrenson 5 years 01-01-2007 Pit bull Cadey-Lee Deacon 5 months 09-24-2006 2 Rottweilers 2005 Liam Eames 1 year 07-11-2005 American bulldog 2003 George Dinham 45 years 05-16-2003 Staffordshire 2000 Kirsty Ross 25 years 07-11-2000 Doberman 1996 David Kearney 11 years 01-03-1996 2 Rottweilers 1994 Ashley Wilson 1 month 12-22-1994 Staffordshire 1993 Dean Parker 7 years 11-21-1993 Pit bull
Notes:
*1 Broke up fight at dog park; died of sepsis.
*2 No evident cause of death; coroner claimed dogs dismembered remains after death.
*3 Suffered fatal head injury responsible for the death.
*4 Died of injuries six days after the attack.
*5 Dogs disabled the victim on command; Chrisdain Johnson, 22, was convicted of subsequently stabbing him to death.
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Its always the same type of breeds- if we could neuter bullies, molossers and a few basal/shepherd breeds, dog bite fatalities would drop to around 1%.
Theres no magical molosser or bully breed or even shepherd breed, that will magically only attack people with ill intent.
Instead, its virtually only unarmed innocents, and mostly kids, that these dogs attack.