Cane Corso ‘fighting dog’ ran from drunk owner and attacked four-year-old boy
21-04-2025 12:35 via metro.co.uk

Cane Corso ‘fighting dog’ ran from drunk owner and attacked four-year-old boy

Joel Bapaga had bought the dog on the morning of the attack (Picture: Birmingham Live/BPM MEDIA)A ‘fighting dog’ ran from its drunk owner and viciously attacked a four-year-old boy.
Joel Bapaga ‘stood by and did nothing’ when the Cane Corso pounced on the youngster, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
Shortly before the assault, the 49-year-old had been drunkenly stumbling down the road in Newtown, Birmingham with his dog off the lead.The animal spotted the child, who was play
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