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6 hours ago
- The Sun
Eight-year-old boy's thumb bitten off as he played in street in savage XL Bully attack as owner is jailed
AN eight-year-old boy has had his thumb bitten off after being brutally attacked by an XL Bully as he was playing on the street. The dog's owner, Ian Parry, 45, was jailed for 26 months today after admitting to owning the illegal hound which attacked the boy on August 11 last year. 4 4 4 In an impact statement read by his mum at Caernarfon crown court, Cao Shaw, said: 'I thought I was going to die. I still get bad dreams about what happened. I have scars all over my body.' On the day of the attack, mum, Ffion Williams, 38, had taken her son to Parry's home in Caernarfon, Gwynedd on their way to a friend's birthday party. When they arrived at his home, the dog was in a cage in the living room, the court heard. Yvette Hodgson, who was there at the time, said she saw the dog looking 'focussed' before leaping onto the young lad's face. Parry later told police a child may have opened the cage. Prosecutor Richard Edwards said Hodgson and Caio fell to the floor as she tried to shield the youngster from the raging hound. There was a 'crunching' sound from his hand before Parry ran to get a knife from the house. But before he stabbed the dog a second time the pet bit Hodgson's forehead. Covered in blood, the schoolboy was rushed to hospital in Bangor before being transferred to Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool where he was treated for serious injuries. The prosecution said :'Police found, despite the two stab wounds, the dog was still alive. "The decision was made to dispatch the dog with a single shot to the head.' Caio had a catalogue of wounds including to the ear, shoulder, face and arm and was seen by a plastic surgery team. In an emotional impact statement, Caio's mother told the judge her son had been 'adventurous and boisterous.' She said :'I had absolutely no idea the dog was in the house. If I had known there had been an XL Bully at the address I would never have let Caio go in. They have a bad reputation.' She described seeing his ear torn and thumb ripped. She added: 'He was asking me 'why me, why me, I didn't do anything wrong. "Caio could have been killed that day. I think about what could have happened.' She said her son has since suffered ongoing nightmares and has been given a nickname at school which "triggers" him. The prosecutor added that Parry had 33 offences on his record including for violence and drug matters. Defence barrister Simon Killeen said Parry has a wife and four children, is a hard worker and has 'absolutely genuine remorse.' The dog required an exemption certificate to keep it, he added, but Parry had failed to ensure payment had been made for it. 4
The Sun
7 hours ago
- The Sun
Fury as number of foreign sex offenders & violent criminals jailed in England and Wales hits record high
THE NUMBER of foreign sex and violent offenders locked up in England and Wales has soared to record highs, damning new data reveals. Official figures show 1,731 foreign-national sex offenders were in prison in June - up nearly 10 per cent in a year and almost three times the rate of British offenders. 2 Violent foreign inmates hit 3,250 - the highest since records began - with an 8.8 per cent annual rise, nearly double the 4.8 per cent for UK nationals. Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said: 'Instead of releasing criminals early to free up prison space, the Government must deport every single one of these foreign offenders. "They need to be kicked out of the country immediately. Starmer must suspend visas and aid until countries take back their nationals.' Albanians remain the largest foreign nationality in UK prisons, with 1,193 behind bars - many for drug offences. Poles Romanians and Irish make up the next biggest groups, followed by Lithuanians and Jamaicans. Foreign nationals now account for more than one in 10 sex offenders and violent criminals in custody, and one in five drug offenders. The new figures, published by the Ministry of Justice, follow months of pressure for greater transparency on the nationality of offenders. Some of the protests at asylum hotels have been sparked by alleged sex attacks by migrants. The Sun also recently revealed that four in ten people charged over sex attacks in London in the last seven years were foreign nationals. Police figures showed these migrants were behind 2,809 of the 7,798 alleged crimes recorded in the capital since 2018 - despite making up less than a quarter of the city's population. Manchester Police Raids smash down doors in early morning raids on postal drug dealers 2
Sky News
8 hours ago
- Sky News
Number of drone incidents in prisons rises by more than 40%, figures show
The number of drone incidents in prisons rose by 43% in a year, according to new government data. In the 12 months to March, there were 1,712 drone incidents at prisons across England and Wales, compared to 1,196 the year before. The latest figures represent "a new peak". The ingress of drones into prisons, carrying drugs and weapons, has become an increasing problem for the prison service. In the same dataset, there were over 26,000 incidents of drug finds inside jails, an increase of 25% on the previous year, and more than 13,000 weapons. Earlier this month, the chief inspector of prisons warned that drone technology is becoming so sophisticated that it's a "theoretical possibility" that a prisoner could be lifted out of jail by a drone in the near future. In its annual report in July, the prisons watchdog said drones were sending "overwhelming amounts" of illicit items into jails, representing a "threat to national security". The report reiterated concerns about "regular deliveries" into Category A jails in Worcestershire and Manchester, which "hold the most dangerous men in the country", including terrorists. Sky News understands the technology allows for drone pilots to be operating the aircraft from abroad, making it difficult for authorities to track them down or make arrests. The Prisons Minister, Lord Timpson, says the government are "tackling the organised crime gangs behind the drug supply routes" so that prisons can "start cutting crime and stop creating better criminals". It's part of a "nationwide crackdown on drone drops into prisons", backed by £900,000 of funding. They had previously announced £40m for increased security measures, including exterior netting and reinforced windows. Detectives say they are coordinating work with prisons and the National Crime Agency to "disrupt" criminal behaviour and "prevent contraband from entering the prison estate." "By sharing intelligence and coordinating operations, we are strengthening our collective response to this growing threat," said Claire McGuire from the North West Regional Crime Unit.
