Little Ellie's grandmother found innocent.?

HUNNYMONSTA

What I can't understand is why the dog, which apparently took a chunk out of another family member previously, was not destroyed at that time. It's always been the known that once a dog has done that it can no longer be trusted.

In my view, the damn thing should not have been alive so that the GM could let it in in the first place.

To be honest, I'm glad I didn't have to sit on that jury. I can see argument for both punishment and compassion.

Scarlett

I posed this very question a couple of days ago. I think it's abhorrent that she got off. She and her family bar ellie's parents should have been imprisoned.

mirrors and smoke

I think the crucial point is that the mother of the child had specifically said to the grandmother, that dog is never to be in the house when Ellie is. It's all very well saying, the grandmother didn't intend for it to happen...but the child is dead, and if she had listened to the mother, and not drugged herself silly, she'd still be alive.

@>-- Dee --<@

I think it's disgusting that she got off free when she had had all that drink and drugs. What makes it even worse is that the family had agreed that the dog should not be in the house when Ellie was there as the dog was jealous of the attention she recieved.

Worse still is that the grandmother admitted in court that her decision to let the dog into the house would have been the same without the drink and drugs. What does that say about her mental state? The jury should have thought more seriously about that.
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BEATY

Hang on, 10 cannabis joints 2 bottles of wine.... who saw this??? Little Ellies parents and still she was left......

Who also knew how dangerous the dog was Ellies parents

Who was in a sound enough mind to decide if her grandmother wasn't in any fit state to look after Ellie, her parents but despite all of this, Their New Years was more important then their daughters welfare.

I think Ellies grandmother has the unimaginable pain off living with her actions till the day she dies and she was in no fit state to make the decisions she had too, Ellies parents should never have put Ellie in that situation and they know it, that's why they point the finger at her grandmother, but for every finger you point 3 point back at you and the whole family are responsible

the son should have been charged for keeping a dangerous dog and the parents for leaving Ellie with someone incapable of looking after her,,,,,, I thought it was illegal to be drunk in charge of a minor!

And that Bl**dy dog should have been put down when it first showed any aggression towards anyone, once a dog like that knows what it is, your screwed... its beyond control.

Kanst

Don't know much about the details, unfortunately. She was not guilty of gross neglect (legal systems heh!) - although I think we all can agree there was neglect involved - even the Grandmother probably would agree. Her punishment? to have forever the guilt of knowing that she, ultimately, caused the death of her grandaughter - right punishent as far as I'm concerned. Other punishments would not change anything at all, nor help anyone, including the memory of Ellie.

JanJan

She was responsible for her granddaughters death, but i think the jury got swayed by the emotions of the case. they should have reached their verdict on the facts alone

snetterton

That is why we have juries. They decide on the evidence before them. I don't happen to agree with their decision in this particular case, but I applaud the fact that a jury, of 12 ordinary men and women, made the decision.

mojo

I think they should have found all the family guilty. Parents for leaving her with the grandmother in the first place, knowing she smoked drugs and drank.Hopefully they will all be investigated into how they fund their flash cars and houses on their incomes.

Karen

No, she was in charge of a minor,it was her responsibility to take care of the child. From what I have read and heard on the news, she acted in a highly irresponsible manner...

SundaeG1rl

No I don't. 10 joints and 2 bottles of wine and NO-ONE'S fit to make a judgement of any kind, let alone look after a little one. They should have made her do community service at least.

bert

The jury did not give the right verdict, as you say 10 joints, two bottles of wine. How the hell could she be responsible for herself, let alone a child in that state.! You only have to look at her and the rest of the family to see what they are !

joan k

Hang on a minute, it was the dog who killed the child not the Grandmother. Yes she was guilty of neglect, but not of murder, or manslaughter. The parents must also have known that she was not a fit person to look after the child, but they wanted to go out and enjoy themselves. Ring any bells???. It's no use the parents criticising the Grandmother they must accept part of the responsibility. Thank God we do have a jury system, but for how long?.

duck surprise

another example of our crap courts

I think the jury was correct to clear her of manslaughter. After all, she did not let the dog in to deliberately kill the little girl.. however she has been given a life sentence of guilt for the rest of her life. The only crime here was keeping a dangerous dog - for which the owner has been jailed. It WAS a tragic accident but jailing Ellie's grandmother would not have done anyone any good and would not have brought her back. I think the owner of the dog should have got a longer sentence though.

Rommel

our legal system is a sic sic joke isn't it. its just business to them. as long as the profit keeps rolling in they couldn't care less. how can she be innocent? she was out of her skull on drink and drugs while in charge of a child and a dangerous dog!!! and who is the legal owner of this dog? the dog attacked people on two separate occasions, the owner new the dog was dangerous as was evident by the instruction not to leave the dog and the baby alone. has the whole nest of chavs just been allowed to walk away from the responsibility? that poor child lays dead and no one is to pay ???? British justice eh!! i hold it in complete contempt. the dammed courts too.

'Er indoors!!

Disgusting.Where did they get that jury from? The woman actually admitted to smoking canabis, and drinking 2 bottles of wine, before letting a known dangerous dog in to rip a child to pieces, and walks away scott free? Oh the wonderful British penal system, it's done it again.

Choose ME

You cant help that fact that the jury was probably all pishead pot smokers too can you.

Sad they will have to live with themselves and that bad decision. Pray for little Elli ok.

shagsz

Alcohol, drugs and babysitting a young child and Pit bull really do not mix, this woman is guilty of murder, no doubt in my mind. Thanks to this pathetic excuse of a grandmother, a beautiful young child is dead.

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