The owner of an XL bully which mauled an 84-year-old pensioner to death in a ‘savage attack’ has been jailed for 12 years.
Great-grandfather John McColl, 84, was killed by the dog, owned by Sean Garner, after he wandered onto the driveway of his home in Warrington, Cheshire, on February 24 last year.
Mr McColl, who was heard desperately screaming for help, died from his injuries a month after the vicious dog attack.
The animal, which was called Toretto and weighed seven stone and four pounds, had to be shot 10 times by police who were called to the scene.
A second XL bully, a female called Malibu, was shot when officers found her inside the house.
Garner, 31, was last month found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court of being the owner of a dog which caused injury while dangerously out of control. He was jailed for 12 years today.
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Sean Garner, 31, who owned the XL bully that mauled 84-year-old John McColl to death
John McColl, 84, wandered onto Sean Garner’s driveway in Warrington, Cheshire on February 24, 2025 when the XL bully attacked and savaged him
Pictured is Toretto, the XL bully which mauled John McColl to death. The dog was then shot 10 times by police
Police vehicles pictured in after the attack on 84-year-old John McColl
