Blackpool man, 41, pleads not guilty to being in charge of dangerous dog shot dead by police on Knott End
A 41-year-old man from Blackpool charged with being the owner/person of a dangerously out of control dog shot dead by police has pleaded not guilty to the offence.
Lee Howard, 41, of Yew Tree Road, Blackpool, entered a plea of not guilty earlier today at a plea and trial preparation hearing.
Police responded to reports of a man being attacked by a “large, aggressive dog” on Lyme Grove at around 10.06pm on Saturday, April 5, after members of the public tried to help, but to no avail.
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Officers - including armed response teams - arrived at the scene and found a man in his 50s with serious injuries to his head, neck and body.
He was taken to Royal Preston Hospital. While his injuries were deemed “life-changing,” police said they were not thought to be “life-threatening.”
The dog, described as a “staffy-type”, “immediately ran at officers” after being located outside a property on Lancaster Close.
A post mortem later identified that the dog was not of a banned breed and was a ‘staffy-type dog’.
A further review of the case has been scheduled at Preston Crown Court for next month.