Overview

• Mark Twigg and Joanne Bedford deny gross negligence manslaughter and Dangerous Dogs Act charges in the ongoing three-week trial at Manchester Crown Court
• Prosecutors presented CCTV footage showing three-year-old Daniel entering the pen at 12:50 pm and DNA swabs matching his blood to guard dogs Sid and Tiny
• Daniel’s mother called emergency services at 1:09 pm saying “he’s ripped him to pieces,” and paramedics reached Carr Farm by 1:23 pm
• RSPCA inspectors and Rochdale Children’s Services had issued formal warnings about the dogs’ aggression and unsafe conditions before the May 2022 attack
• The defence argues the dogs belonged to the farm owner and that Daniel could not have unlocked the gate without direct handling