A Newcastle man commanded his Staffordshire Bull Terrier to attack two police officers when they came to arrest him following a domestic incident.
Sean Michael Bell was drunk and sitting in his car outside his then-partner's Blyth home on January 9 last year when police turned up following reports of a domestic violence incident. But when the officers went to arrest him, Bell ordered his 10-year-old Staffy, Buster, who was sitting in the back seat, to "get them". It was then that the dog viciously attacked the officers, leaving them both with significant injuries.
Bell also attacked the male and female officers and dished out verbal abuse before he was finally arrested. When the 37-year-old was taken back to the police station, he spat at another officer.
