The owner of an XL Bully dog which attacked him and another man before being shot dead by police will not face criminal proceedings over the incident.
William Hunter, 49, and neighbour Michael McCafferty, 27, were set upon by nine stone Zeus in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Police were called to the scene but were unable to bring the savage incident under control in January. Zeus tried to attack an officer as police used a taser to stop him but it had no impact. Armed officers then moved in and killed Zeus by shooting him four times.
Who could have seen that coming? Oh, lots of people.
Hunter was later reported to prosecutors under the Dangerous Dogs Act but they have now revealed a review of the evidence will see no proceedings taken against him.
Hunter, who brought the dog to Scotland a week before the attack, was left with wounds to his hip, hands, wrists and leg.
To hell with him, he brought it on himself, literally. What about the poor neighbour? Where's his justice?
A Crown Office spokeswoman said: "The procurator fiscal received a report relating to a 49-year-old male and an incident said to have occurred on 23rd January 2024.
"After careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, including the available admissible evidence, the procurator fiscal decided that there should be no proceedings taken at this time.
"The Crown reserves the right to proceed in the future."
You'll have lots of opportunity. Hopefully, that means you might actually do your job in this case.
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