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Pit bull shot dead after mauling minicab driver in Collier Row street

A minicab driver has suffered serious injuries after being mauled and “dragged down the street” by a pit bull that was then shot dead by firearm officers.

The attack took place in Chelmsford Avenue, Collier Row, at about 6pm last night.

The 41-year-old minicab driver was attacked in the street before being taken to hospital where he was treated for leg injuries.

One witness, who does not wish to be named, said it was “like watching [crime television show] CSI.”

They said: “I heard a commotion, I thought it was a couple arguing. I had a look and there was a man being dragged along by a dog.

“People were shouting. Eventually the dog let go but the cab driver had lost a hell of a lot of blood. He was taken into a nearby house and then the ambulance came and took him to hospital.”

Police were called to the scene along with firearms teams who “sprayed the dog” before it was later shot and killed.

The witness added: “I’d stopped watching but I heard four or five gunshots. The noise was enough to know what had happened.”

http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/p ... usurv=skip

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Wow ...... Thats my patch, two of my regulars live on that street

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In my opinion EVERY PIT BULL SHOULD BE DESTROYED WITHOUT EXCEPTION.................ALONG WITH EVERY STAFF..........FEKKING DANGEROUS VERMIN .......NORMALLY OWNED BY FEKKING VERMIN

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I understand the pitbull contracted something from the minicab driver and had to be destroyed by the met police who naturally thought it was a Brazilian.

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Can't really argue with that.

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I have a Staff along with a springer spaniel. There's nothing wrong with Staffies it's the scum who walk round with them like a trophy.

Why would they not just make every dog wear a muzzle ?

because they couldn't tell taxi drivers where they were going

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It's the customers who need muzzles.

Three charged after Collier Row pit bull attack



Three people have been charged with possession of a fighting dog after a minicab driver was attacked by a pit bull type breed in the middle of the street.

The 41-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being mauled and “dragged down the street” by the dog, that was then shot dead by firearm officers.

The attack took place in Chelmsford Avenue, Collier Row, on April 8, and the three men charged will all appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on May 22.

Audrius Kesylis, 22, of Woodman Path, Ilford, is charged with possession of a fighting dog and allowing a dog to be out of control in a public place.

Jason James, 23, of Chelmsford Avenue, Collier Row, is charged with possession of a fighting dog, as is William Brimingham, 22, of Chelmsford Avenue, Collier Row.

The charges come under the Dangerous Dogs Act.

http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/t ... _1_3596617

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