Uncle arrested for manslaughter carries pitbull death boy’s coffin

THE funeral of a four-year-old boy mauled to death by a pitbull took place yesterday with the uncle arrested for his manslaughter carrying the child’s coffin.

Christian Foulkes, suspected of being the owner of the dog, Uno, which savaged the youngster, dabbed tears from his eyes as he was overcome with grief alongside the boy’s father, John, and two other pallbearers.

Foulkes, 21, was away training to join the army when the dog attacked while the boy was staying with his grandmother, Helen Foulkes in Wavertree, Liverpool on November 30.