Tragic last post of man mauled to death by two XL Bullys while ‘protecting his elderly mum from beasts’
THIS is the tragic last post of a man mauled to death by two “XL Bully” dogs while allegedly trying to protect his elderly mum.
Ian Price shared a photo of the morning sun breaking through clouds last Sunday.
He told Facebook friends “Morning everyone” alongside a jolly emoji in the post just before 8am.
On Thursday, just four days after he shared the tranquil sunrise, the 52-year-old Aston Villa fan was dead.
He suffered catastrophic injuries when two hell hounds leapt out of a neighbour’s window before jumping through a hedge.
He was attacked in a garden in Stonall, Staffordshire, as he tried to protect his mum.
Neighbours desperately tried to save Ian by battering the beasts with bins but he tragically died later in hospital.
Nursery nurse Amanda Ward said her daughter Amy, 20, heard screams before going to investigate.
The 55-year-old added: “In the end some brave locals used wheelie bins to separate the dogs from the man and they tied one of the dogs’ legs together.
“The other dog went back to its flat.”
Next door neighbour Matt, 43, said Ian was a “lovely guy”, adding: “We were both Aston Villa supporters and used to chat over the garden fence.
“My wife told me about it on the phone.
“She had called the police when she heard the screams.
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“I’m still in shock at what has happened and I have a lot of anger in me because this should never have happened.
“It could have been me or my wife or any of us in the village.”
Police on Friday said one of the mutts died after being restrained and the other was put down by a vet.
A man in his thirties was initially arrested on suspicion of having dogs dangerously out of control before being re-arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
It comes as Rishi Sunak today said XL Bully dogs will be banned by the end of the year to stop violent attacks.
Announcing the clampdown, he said in a statement: “It’s clear this is not about a handful of badly trained dogs, it’s a pattern of behaviour and it cannot go on.”