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Kinmel Bay: Two admit dangerous dog charge after five injured

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The dog attack happened at the Magpie and Stump pub in Palins Holiday Park in Kinmel Bay

Two men have admitted being in charge of a dangerous dog following an attack which injured five people.

Thomas Skillen, 28, of Marine Road, Abergele, Conwy county, and his stepdad Ian Loftus, 58, of Argoed, Kinmel Bay, had both previously denied the charge.

The 15 September incident at the Magpie and Stump pub in Kinmel Bay saw one man taken to hospital and four others bitten by the pair's Rottweiler-cross.

Judge Rhys Rowlands remanded both in custody until sentencing on 5 February.

Loftus's lawyer told Mold Crown Court that he and Skillen, whose surname was previously reported by police as Loftus, had been under attack.

Correction 1 March 2024: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to Ian Loftus and Thomas Skillen's relationship as uncle and nephew. They are in fact stepfather and stepson.