A couple who let their vicious Rottweilers run wild face prison after the dogs mauled an elderly man. Matthew Roberts and Chloe Taylor admitted that their dogs Sidney and Daisy were dangerously out of control when they mauled 77-year-old Vic Franklin in an attack which led to him losing his leg, arm and finger. Roberts and Taylor, 30 and 27, could now face prison time after armed police officers were forced to shoot and kill both dogs in order to save Mr Franklin.
An earlier court hearing heard that Mr Franklin was walking his own spaniel in Lewes Close, Bognor, when he was attacked by the two dogs. Megan Attree, prosecuting, said: "Mr Franklin was walking his dog when two large Rottweilers ran towards him to attack his dog. Vic Franklin, 77, was mauled by rottweilers (Image: Family Handout) "He tried to kick them away and they savagely attacked him.
"The injuries he suffered left him shredded. "This was a savage, prolonged attack of ten minutes before a neighbour fended them off with a spirit level. "His family thought he was going to die.
” Both Rottweilers were shot dead following the incident on August 18 last year. Doctors had to amputate Mr Franklin's left leg, right arm and left middle finger. Roberts and Taylor, who lived near Mr Franklin, admitted being the owners of dangerously out of control dogs at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday.
After recovering from four operations to save his life, the heroic pensioner paid tribute to emergency services who saved his life. T.