Owner of dog that killed the little girl?

Barrie G

Based purely on what I've read and heard yes.
He should also go to jail for a very long time.
There are too may macho idiots out there who think it's cool to own a vicious dog but haven't the time or the faintest idea how to train and take care of them properly.
My heart goes out for the parents though, I have a grandaughter of similar age and it would destroy me if anything like that happened to her.

Daedalus

Yes, he was responsible for the dog.

gaz

Looks like a right thug to me...no acceptance of responsibility for others' wellbeing. Should be prosecuted and banned from owning dogs in future. God bless the poor little girl.

Elliot Ness

He, like the dog, should be put down.

silly gorbie

A very good idea....most definitely YES

Hibee

He was breaking the law by owning a prohibited breed, and this resulted in a death. Classic case of manslaughter.

Wiz

Yes definitely

Definately.

The Alchemist

Even though the owner of the dog had received warnings, the owner didn't commit the actual crime and so cannot be prosecuted for manslaughter.
The owner of the dog can be prosecuted for gross negligence.

USA all the way

yes

eonetiller

No but they should get a huge fine and some jail time only because they knew their dog was vicious...Its a guarantee they would put the dog down and the owner of the dog would be in jail as for how long is up to the courts....

heather feather

i suppose if the owner did not change anything after being warned then yes

big_red_octopus

From what I've read because of the breed that it was the law states that the owner can be held responsible for the dogs behaviour.

And considering that the owner had already been warned about the dog, yes a manslaughter charge should be brought.

I believe that the conditions for owning such a dog is that it should be muzzled in public, but in this case the dog was in it's own home where does the law stand with that?

Gizzapint

Technically Yes

laney

Yes, he had warnings that something is wrong with that dog.

Perseus

Manslaughter if you accept that the owner is responsible.

Should be an offence between murder and manslaughter. Like being in the company of an armed man on a highway roibbery. Even, if you did not fire the shot that killed, you are still responsible.

archaeologia

premeditated murder,and lest we forget we just hanged Saddam,for the same thing.

alan r.

Yes

REBEKAH O

yes if he already had warnings he shouldnt have let the dog anywhere near that lttle girl.

TYPE X

YES.YES.YES

Nina

Definitely,
No doubt about it, he/she ignored something that is so serious.

Quim

I think he should, definately. He probably only had a mean looking dog so that when he was out with his mates he seemed like a "hard man" with a big, vicious dog. Grr!

Incidentally that happened about 5 minutes from my house! Terrible tragedy, especially on New Year.

cookie

I feel very sorry for the poor girl and my heart goes out the family, I can understand the way everyone feels about the guy who had the dog, but im sure he will be feeling it too he has to live with this for the rest of his life and who knows what it will do to his head in the future. It is a very sad lesson but i hope other owners see the danger and act on it now before anyone else gets hurt.

churie78

As I always maintain, there's no such thing as a bad dog only a bad owner.

thunderchild67

YES !! his actions were irresponsible he knew he had a dangerous animal but yet still let it out of control now a poor wee girl is dead makes me very angry the law needs changed if they have had warings before and the animal kills throw the owner in jail !

Considering the dog attacked the little girl in their home it cannot be his fault as the dog would not have needed a muzzle.If it had been someone in the street then yes he should be prosecuted.
I am sure he will feel enough pain and hate possibly from family members..
His warnings were not followed up by teh police, so maybe they should be liable !!

Immortal

yes

woznotwoz

I'm afraid it's the usual CHAV tracksuit brigade if you look at the Pic on television of the uncle laying flowers at the house. This beautiful little girl, her poor little life brought to an end by her CHAV uncles stupidity in having this type of dog because it looks HARD. Sad people have feel the need to have these sort of dogs because it's all about image!

2 cUtE 4 yOu

YES

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