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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Chiara Fiorillo

Dog walker mauled to death by 8-stone 'super breed' that crushed his neck with jaws

A dog behaviour expert has warned about the dangers of a "super-breed" during an inquest into the death of an experienced dog walker who was mauled to death by an American Bully XL.

Ian Symes, 34, was walking a "powerful" dog that was "pure muscle" and weighed 52kg (8st 3lbs) at a public park in Fareham, Hampshire, when the animal overpowered him, the hearing was told.

The dog walker had been looking after the dog, named "Kong" for a friend who had bought the pet the previous day over Snapchat from travellers - and did not receive any paperwork.

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