Overview

• Farhat Ajaz, 62, was handed a two-year suspended sentence after his XL Bully attacked an 11-year-old girl and two men who came to her aid.
• The attack occurred in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, with the victims requiring hospital treatment for their injuries.
• Ajaz pleaded guilty to charges including harassment and being responsible for a dangerously out-of-control dog causing injury.
• Judge Heidi Kubik cited Ajaz's health issues and guilty pleas as reasons for not imposing an immediate custodial sentence.
• Ajaz is banned from owning dogs for life and expressed remorse for the incident, acknowledging his inability to control the dog.