Man, 84, dies after XL Bully attack while walking home
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Pensioner, 84, dies weeks after vicious attack by escaped XL Bully
- An 84-year-old man has died from injuries sustained in an attack by two XL bully dogs in Warrington, Cheshire.
- The dogs escaped their owner's property and attacked the pensioner as he walked home more than a month ago.
- Police shot the dogs 19 times to stop the attack.
- A 30-year-old man has been charged with owning a dangerously out-of-control animal that caused seriously injury and possession of an illegal dog.
- XL Bully dogs are a banned breed in England and Wales without an exemption certificate.