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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- The Irish Sun
Parents of boy, 3, mauled to death by devil dogs facing jail after they ‘let him wander into pen unsupervised'
THE parents of a three-year-old boy mauled to death by devil dogs are facing jail after they allegedly let him wander into a pen unsupervised. Daniel Twigg was savagely attacked by two 50kg Mastiff-type dogs called Sid and Tiny at a farm in Rochdale. 3 Daniel Twigg was mauled to death by two dogs Credit: PA 3 His parents have been cleared of manslaughter The animals were "not pets " and were instead used on the farm - owned by Daniel's godfather Matthew Brown - for "breeding and to act as guard dogs". Daniel's parents Mark Twigg and Joanne Bedford were in charge of eight or nine "untrained guard dogs" that were "difficult to control". Despite the RSPCA telling the couple they were a danger, the pair allegedly allowed little Daniel to enter the pen "alone and unsupervised". Twigg and Bedford have now been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following a trial. But they are still facing jail after being convicted of being in charge of a dog which caused injury while dangerously out of control. Manchester Crown Court was told the pair had a "long association" with the farm where Twigg worked as an "odd job man". After owner Brown was recalled to prison, Twigg, Bedford and Daniel moved in so they could tend to the animals. The dog breeds included a Cane Corso, American Bulldog, German Shepherd, Tibetan Mastiff and a Boerboel. Most read in The Sun They lived in an "extremely unclean and impoverished environment, with no clean bedding and surrounded by their own faeces'. The animals were not let out for exercise and there were previous instances of attacks before Daniel was mauled to death. On May 15, 2022, Daniel was seen on CCTV entering the pen, which was "secured with a sliding latch and a Carabiner clip," rather than a secure lock. He was unsupervised with the dogs for at least 15 minutes before they attacked him, jurors heard. Bedford claimed she had left her son in the kitchen with his older sister while she went upstairs to get a pair of shorts for him and use the bathroom. She said she heard a blood-curdling scream from her daughter, who then cried out: "Mum, mum, Daniel's in the [dog] pen. He is face down and he's got blood everywhere." The mum, who was seven months pregnant at the time, said she rushed out to the dog pen and shoved the hulking dogs out of the way. She added: "I sat down on the floor with Daniel and asked his sister to get my phone so I could call for an ambulance. "Daniel was face down on the floor, he had gotten puncture marks all over his neck and he was bleeding. I was petrified and scared for my little boy." A 999 call was made by Daniel's mother almost 20 minutes after he was found inside the dog pen, it was said. When paramedics arrived, police were forced to use riot shields to protect them from the two killer dogs. Daniel was left with "severe damage" to his neck and also suffered "massive internal and likely plentiful external bleeding". Read more on the Irish Sun Twigg and Bedford denied gross negligence manslaughter and offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act. They will be sentenced on October 10. 3 Paramedics who attended the horror had to be protected by riot shields Credit: Steve Allen
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
Parents of boy, 3, mauled to death by devil dogs facing jail after they ‘let him wander into pen unsupervised'
Police had to protect paramedics from raging dogs with riot shields HORROR ATTACK Parents of boy, 3, mauled to death by devil dogs facing jail after they 'let him wander into pen unsupervised' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE parents of a three-year-old boy mauled to death by devil dogs are facing jail after they allegedly let him wander into a pen unsupervised. Daniel Twigg was savagely attacked by two 50kg Mastiff-type dogs called Sid and Tiny at a farm in Rochdale. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Daniel Twigg was mauled to death by two dogs Credit: PA 3 His parents have been cleared of manslaughter The animals were "not pets" and were instead used on the farm - owned by Daniel's godfather Matthew Brown - for "breeding and to act as guard dogs". Daniel's parents Mark Twigg and Joanne Bedford were in charge of eight or nine "untrained guard dogs" that were "difficult to control". Despite the RSPCA telling the couple they were a danger, the pair allegedly allowed little Daniel to enter the pen "alone and unsupervised". Twigg and Bedford have now been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following a trial. But they are still facing jail after being convicted of being in charge of a dog which caused injury while dangerously out of control. Manchester Crown Court was told the pair had a "long association" with the farm where Twigg worked as an "odd job man". After owner Brown was recalled to prison, Twigg, Bedford and Daniel moved in so they could tend to the animals. The dog breeds included a Cane Corso, American Bulldog, German Shepherd, Tibetan Mastiff and a Boerboel. They lived in an "extremely unclean and impoverished environment, with no clean bedding and surrounded by their own faeces'. The animals were not let out for exercise and there were previous instances of attacks before Daniel was mauled to death. On May 15, 2022, Daniel was seen on CCTV entering the pen, which was "secured with a sliding latch and a Carabiner clip," rather than a secure lock. He was unsupervised with the dogs for at least 15 minutes before they attacked him, jurors heard. Bedford claimed she had left her son in the kitchen with his older sister while she went upstairs to get a pair of shorts for him and use the bathroom. She said she heard a blood-curdling scream from her daughter, who then cried out: "Mum, mum, Daniel's in the [dog] pen. He is face down and he's got blood everywhere." The mum, who was seven months pregnant at the time, said she rushed out to the dog pen and shoved the hulking dogs out of the way. She added: "I sat down on the floor with Daniel and asked his sister to get my phone so I could call for an ambulance. "Daniel was face down on the floor, he had gotten puncture marks all over his neck and he was bleeding. I was petrified and scared for my little boy." A 999 call was made by Daniel's mother almost 20 minutes after he was found inside the dog pen, it was said. When paramedics arrived, police were forced to use riot shields to protect them from the two killer dogs. Daniel was left with "severe damage" to his neck and also suffered "massive internal and likely plentiful external bleeding". Twigg and Bedford denied gross negligence manslaughter and offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act. They will be sentenced on October 10.
Eyewitness News
5 days ago
- Eyewitness News
Five wounded following shooting incident in Eerste River
CAPE TOWN - Police in Cape Town are investigating a shooting incident in Eerste River, which left five people wounded. According to reports, the five men aged between 17 and 21 were injured when occupants of a car opened fire on them along Palmiet Street in Electric City on Friday night. A sixth man managed to escape unharmed. Police are now investigating six counts of attempted murder in connection with the incident. Spokesperson Wesley Twigg said the motive for the attack forms part of investigations. "According to reports, a yellow Hyundai i10 drove up to the victims and the occupants opened fire on them. The victims were transported to nearby medical facilities for treatment," said Twigg.
Glasgow Times
11-07-2025
- Glasgow Times
Man who punched Iraq War veteran three times found guilty of his murder
Gregory Twigg, 32, landed three 'powerful and cowardly' punches on medically-retired British Army veteran Lee Woodward, in an attack in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, on the night of June 24 2022, leaving him severely brain damaged, until he died on April 26 2023. Twigg, who is already serving an eight-year and three-month prison sentence, after pleading guilty in September 2022 to grievous bodily harm with intent for the attack on Mr Woodward, has now been found guilty of his murder. Lee Woodward never recovered from the injuries inflicted on him by Gregory Twigg (Family handout/PA) Mr Woodward's family cried and whispered 'yes' as a jury of seven women and five men returned their verdict on Thursday, after two hours and 57 minutes of deliberations, at the end of a trial at Stafford Crown Court. The trial was told Mr Woodward had been on a night out with his fiancee Kate Griffin, and had left The Liquor Vaults pub in Trade Street minutes before her, when he became involved in a confrontation with the occupants of a Vauxhall Astra that had been driving past him. Twigg, who admitted he had taken cocaine and had drunk vodka and sambuca, told the trial he had become angry after Mr Woodward had allegedly sworn at and threatened him and his friends as they were driving past him on their way to a night out. The driver, Nathan Lockley, pulled the car over and a confrontation ensued, with Twigg getting out of the back seat of the vehicle and attacking Mr Woodward three times. Prosecution counsel David Mason KC said Twigg was 'fired up on drink and coke and raging' when he attacked Mr Woodward, who he said posed no threat to the defendant, after the first punch left him looking 'like a highly dazed boxer'. Lee Woodward had been on a night out with his fiancee Kate Griffin when he was attacked (Family handout/PA) CCTV from a nearby pub showed Twigg knocking Mr Woodward, who was over six feet tall, to the ground, before a second punch knocked him into a parked car. The third punch left him unconscious in the road and Twigg fled the scene with his friends. He was arrested less than an hour later in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The trial was told Mr Woodward suffered a severe brain injury and would have required full-time care in a nursing home for the rest of his life, but he died after contracting peritonitis and pneumonia in hospital. Twigg had told the jury he never intended to cause Mr Woodward serious harm and had only wanted to give him a black eye so that he would leave him and his friends alone. He said he punched him twice more because he feared Mr Woodward was going to hit him back, and he was 'devastated' that his actions had resulted in his death. In a statement, Ms Griffin had said her partner of 10 years, who had been medically retired from the British Army after suffering a back injury while on a tour of Iraq, relied on strong medication and would never have started a fight because of his back pain. Mr Mason told the court Twigg's punches were 'powerful and cowardly' and that he had intended to 'flatten Lee so he would never get up'. He said Twigg was trying to 'wriggle out' of a murder conviction by attempting to convince the jury he only wanted to give him a black eye, because he knew that by pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent in 2022, that it made him guilty of murder. Judge Roger Thomas KC thanked the jury for their hard work and told Twigg, who appeared to show no emotion in the dock, that he would be facing life imprisonment, but the minimum term would be decided when he is sentenced on September 19.
Metro
10-07-2025
- Metro
Man who killed Iraq war veteran with 'cowardly punch' guilty of murder
The family of an Iraq war veteran broke down in court after seeing his killer found guilty of his murder. Gregory Twigg, 32, landed three 'powerful and cowardly' punches onBritish Army veteran Lee Woodward, in an attack in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The attack in front of Mr Woodward's fiancée on a night out in June 24 2022, left the medically retired soldier severely brain-damaged, and he tragically died on April 26 2023. Mr Woodward's family cried and whispered 'yes' as a jury of seven women and five men returned their verdict of guilty on Thursday at the end of a trial at Stafford Crown Court. Twigg, who appeared emotionless in the dock hearing the verdict, is already serving an eight-year and three-month prison sentence, after pleading guilty in September 2022 to grievous bodily harm. The trial was told Mr Woodward had been on a night out with his fiancee Kate Griffin, and had left The Liquor Vaults pub in Trade Street minutes before her, when he became involved in a confrontation with the occupants of a Vauxhall Astra that had been driving past him. Twigg, who admitted he had taken cocaine and had drunk vodka and sambuca, told the trial he had become angry after Mr Woodward had allegedly sworn at and threatened him and his friends as they were driving past him on their way to a night out. The driver, Nathan Lockley, pulled the car over and a confrontation ensued, with Twigg getting out of the back seat of the vehicle and attacking Mr Woodward three times. Prosecution counsel David Mason KC said Twigg was 'fired up on drink and coke and raging' when he attacked Mr Woodward, who he said posed no threat to the defendant, after the first punch left him looking 'like a highly dazed boxer'. CCTV from a nearby pub showed Twigg knocking Mr Woodward, who was over six feet tall, to the ground, before a second punch knocked him into a parked car. The third punch left him unconscious in the road and Twigg fled the scene with his friends. He was arrested less than an hour later in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The trial was told Mr Woodward suffered a severe brain injury and would have required full-time care in a nursing home for the rest of his life, but he died after contracting peritonitis and pneumonia in hospital. Twigg had told the jury he never intended to cause Mr Woodward serious harm and had only wanted to give him a black eye so that he would leave him and his friends alone. He said he punched him twice more because he feared Mr Woodward was going to hit him back, and he was 'devastated' that his actions had resulted in his death. In a statement, Ms Griffin had said her partner of 10 years, who had been medically retired from the British Army after suffering a back injury while on a tour of Iraq, relied on strong medication and would never have started a fight because of his back pain. Mr Mason told the court Twigg's punches were 'powerful and cowardly' and that he had intended to 'flatten Lee so he would never get up'. He said Twigg was trying to 'wriggle out' of a murder conviction by attempting to convince the jury he only wanted to give him a black eye, because he knew that by pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent in 2022, that it made him guilty of murder. Judge Roger Thomas KC thanked the jury for their hard work and told Twigg, who appeared to show no emotion in the dock, that he would be facing life imprisonment, but the minimum term would be decided when he is sentenced on September 19. MORE: Office worker accused of helping Russian spies 'just wanted out of nine-to-five' MORE: Bodycam shows bloodied face of terrified PC during Manchester Airport 'assault' MORE: Jeffrey Epstein's 'final text message' hours before suicide revealed by author
