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Mother says fatal attack on dog by suspected XL bully has ‘destroyed our family’

A mother of two whose King Charles cavalier died after being attacked by a dog suspected to be an American XL bully said the incident has “destroyed our family” and welcomed the Government’s plan to ban the breed.

Cam Maguire, a school office manager from Chessington, Greater London, took her eight-year-old dog Beau for a walk around her local park, Bonesgate Open Space, on Wednesday evening when a much larger dog matching the appearance of an XL bully “charged” at her pet and “wouldn’t let go”.

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