Police have confirmed the breed of a dog which mauled 17-month-old Bell-Rae Birch to death in her own home was an American Bully XL.
Bella-Rae was tragically killed on March 21 after being attacked by the family’s new pet dog, where they lived in St Helen's, Merseyside.
The dog, which the family bought just a week before the attack, has now been confirmed to have been an American Bully XL, a legal breed not subject to any prohibitions under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.