Overview
- The Liverpool Crown Court case, which restarted Tuesday with a new jury, heard that firearms officers fired nine pistol shots and one shotgun round to stop the dog.
- John McColl, 84, was attacked after walking onto a driveway in Warrington in February 2025 and died a month later from his injuries.
- Defendant Sean Garner, 31, has admitted possessing two banned XL Bullies without exemption certificates but denies being the owner of a dog that caused injury while out of control.
- Prosecutors say the male dog, Toretto, was kept behind a simple latched gate, was used for breeding, had not been fed, and had begun eating Mr McColl, citing veterinary findings and Garner’s messages.
- Evidence shown in court included body‑worn video and witnesses who said the dog guarded the victim like prey, and officers also shot a second XL Bully, Malibu, as the week‑long trial continues.