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Cardiff Dog Owner Jailed for Two Years Over Mauling of Mother and Newborn

The judge said he showed a casual disregard for safety after ignoring a plan imposed following a previous mauling.

Overview

  • Jason Stafford, 49, pleaded guilty at Newport Crown Court to three counts of owning a dog dangerously out of control causing injury.
  • The attack on March 30 involved three Staffordshire Bull Terriers that set upon a woman carrying her six-day-old baby in Cardiff.
  • The baby sustained a cut to the head, the mother underwent multiple surgeries including skin grafts and tendon repairs, and a male friend suffered extensive wounds.
  • All three dogs were destroyed, and Stafford was disqualified from keeping dogs for 10 years.
  • The court was told of an earlier December mauling and a safety plan the defendant ignored, as victims detailed ongoing pain and psychological trauma in statements.