Killer dogs' owner will not face prosecution - Telegraph

Killer dogs' owner will not face prosecution - Telegraph:

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Beverley Concannon was not at her home on Wednesday as police continued to investigate the death of Jade Anderson, who was alone there when she was attacked.

Officers had not received previous complaints about the animals – believed to be bull mastiffs and Staffordshire terriers – and the Dangerous Dogs Act does not cover attacks on private property if the owner is not deemed culpable.

^{Pictures of dogs on Miss Concannon’s Facebook page included an American bulldog, top right, a Staffordshire bull terrier and a bull mastiff}

The legislation is under review and as more details of Jade’s death emerged politicians and animal charities called for immediate changes.

Jade had been at a sleepover with Miss Concannon’s daughter, Kimberley, 16, the night before, friends said.