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Gary Stevens: Man, 54, jailed after admitting being in charge of dog that killed his brother in Derby
A man has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after he admitted being in charge of a dangerously out-of-control dog that killed his younger brother.
Gary Stevens, 54, pleaded guilty to a charge under the Dangerous Dogs Act after his brother Wayne Stevens, 51, was attacked at a house in Cameron Road, Derby, during the early hours of 22 April.
The dog was “destroyed at the scene” due to “presenting a risk to officers and the public”, Derbyshire Police said at the time of the incident.
The breed of the dog that attacked Mr Stevens is a cane corso cross.
Tony Stanford, on behalf of Stevens, previously told the court it was “an extremely upsetting incident for [Gary Stevens] to witness and be a part of”.
“He tried to pull the dog off his brother, to save his brother,” he said.
“He bears considerable psychological guilt.”
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