Mum screamed 'XL bully has my boy' as dog ripped off part of his skull in attack

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A mum screamed "an XL bully has got my boy" as the unmuzzled dog bit a chunk off the child's head, a court has heard. The youngster was visiting a friend when the tragic attack took place.The dog, owned by mother and son Amanda and Lewis Young, was allowed to roam free without a harness or muzzled in the communal area of a block of flats.The eight-year-old screamed "help me, help" as the animal, named Snoop, sank it's teeth into his head, ripping off his scalp in an attack which let his mother scared he was going to die.Liverpool Echo reports the city's Crown Court heard this afternoon that the boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was subjected to a "vicious and sustained attack" at the apartment complex in Bootle, Merseyside, on February 10 this year.

Snoop was said to have "had substantial characteristics of an XL bully type" and was "therefore a banned breed". Charlotte Kenny, prosecuting, outlined how 30-year-old Lewis Young was the owner.His 49-year-old mum Amanda had been left in charge while he attended work as a self-employed delivery driver.

Merseyside Police began to receive 999 calls concerning the attack at around 5pm.Officers attending the scene found members of the public had managed to intervene and restrain the dog.

One resident, Anthony Atkinson, described hearing screaming outside his address and opened his balcony doors to hear a woman shouting.She screamed: "An XL bully has got my boy." He found another man attempting to pull Snoop off the child before also assisting himself.