THE daughter of a man mauled to death by an XL Bully had begged him to get rid of the pet days before his death. Lonely widower David Daintree, 53, from Accrington, Lancashire, was fatally attacked on Tuesday evening. His daughter Joanne told The Sun: “As soon as I knew it was an XL Bully I told him to get rid of it.
” David’s beloved wife Sharon had died in July 2021, leaving the widower lonely. Young mum Joanne said: “He was lonely because the love of his life was no longer here and he didn’t know what to do with himself.” In a tribute on social media, she said: “Sleep tight daddy Dave.
Love you. Read More UK News “He was the sort of person that couldn’t say no to anything. “He had the biggest heart of gold and because he was on his own missing his late wife he wanted some company.
” After eleven horrific attacks in 1991, Home Secretary Kenneth Baker promised "to rid the country of the menace of these fighting dogs" by introducing the Dangerous Dogs Act. The law is often considered controversial as it focuses on a dog's breed or looks instead of an individual dog's behaviour, and fails to stem the rise of dog attacks. According to the RSPCA , over a third of the people killed by dogs since the act was brought in were attacked by legal breeds.
Police were called to David's property in Ashley Court around 9.30pm on Tuesday by ambulance crews to reports of a dog attack. The force had initially claimed the victim had been the owner of the animal.
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