The owner of a dog which mauled a toddler has been handed a suspended jail term. Lee Lewis left Staffordshire Pitbull-type dog Marnie with the two year-old in a communal garden.
Bristol Crown Court heard there had been no previous concerns about the pet. But, for no clear reason, it turned on the child and bit her face.
Lewis, 50, of Ashley Road in St Pauls, pleaded guilty to be the owner of a dog which was dangerously out of control. Judge Julian Lambert handed him a six months jail term, suspended for two years.
