A grandmother was nearly twice the legal drink-drive limit when her young granddaughter was mauled to death by the family dog, a court heard today.

A WOMAN charged over the death of her granddaughter took drugs and alcohol the day the five-year-old was mauled by a family pet, a court heard yesterday.

A woman charged over the death of her granddaughter took drugs and alcohol the day the five-year-old was mauled by a family pet, a court heard today.

The grandmother of a five-year-old girl mauled to death by a pit bull terrier in England will today stand trial over her death.

The uncle of a five-year-old girl killed by a pit bull terrier in England was jailed for eight weeks today for owning the illegal dog.

The funeral of a young girl savaged by a pit bull terrier will take place today.

Twenty-eight pit bull terriers and a pit for fighting have been found by the police in the North.

DOG owners were called upon to take full responsibility for their animals after a young girl was mauled to death by a pit bull terrier-style dog in Britain.

The dog that killed five-year-old Ellie Lawrenson in England was a “pit bull terrier type“, Merseyside Police confirmed today.

An amnesty allowing owners to hand over dangerous dogs could be implemented across the UK, animal welfare workers said today.

The family of a five-year-old girl mauled to death by a dog paid a moving tribute to her today.

The Co Antrim town of Ballymena is beginning an amnesty today allowing the owners of dangerous dogs to hand over the animals without prosecution.

Results expected today from a post mortem examination on a dog that killed a five-year-old girl in the UK will determine whether the animal was a breed subject to the British Dangerous Dogs Act.