Overview

• At Caernarfon Crown Court on August 29, Lisa Grant, 56, admitted owning a dog dangerously out of control causing serious injury and received an eight-month jail term suspended for 12 months.
• She was ordered to complete 15 days of rehabilitation activity and was banned indefinitely from keeping animals.
• Wales Air Ambulance pilot Captain Jon Earp, acting after consulting a police inspector, borrowed a farmer’s shotgun and shot the dog four times as the first shot had no effect.
• Judge Her Honour Nicola Jones said Earp’s action saved a life and indicated he would be formally commended.
• Victims suffered lasting harm, with landlord Gwilym Wyn Roberts and Roger Grant badly injured, Lisa Grant requiring multiple surgeries and rehousing, and remaining dogs rehomed by the RSPCA.