Man charged after XL bully attacks 12-year-old girl
A man has been charged after an XL bully dog attacked a 12-year-old girl.
Officers attended to reports of a dog attack on 7 October at a house in Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent.
A 12-year-old girl was taken to hospital and has since been discharged, but has been left with life-changing injuries.
A 37-year-old man from Brynmawr has been charged with possessing a banned breed without a licence and in charge of a dog dangerously out of control in a public place.
He has also been charged with being in possession of an offensive weapon in a private place.
At the time, the XL bully was seized and destroyed.
The man is due to appear at Newport Magistrates' Court on 9 December.