Man pleads guilty following fatal Sunderland XL bully attack

A man has pleaded guilty following a fatal XL bully attack.

Ian Langley, 54, suffered fatal neck injuries when he was attacked while he walked his puppy in Shiney Row, near Sunderland, on 3 October last year.

Christopher Bell, 45, formerly of Maple Terrace, Shiney Row, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court.

He pleaded guilty to being the owner of a dog which caused injury leading to death while dangerously out of control in a public place.