Stacey Smith wept in the dock as she heard how the dog in her care savaged the young boy leaving him with life changing injuries.
A four-year-old child has been left with "catastrophic facial injuries" after being attacked by an XL bulldog.
Ms Chenery told the court the boy's mum, who was walking just behind him, started screaming and "ragging" the dog to get it off her stricken son. The court heard the "great deal of shouting and screaming" prompted neighbours to run to the boy's aid. The court was told he had a right temporal depressed fracture along with multiple facial lacerations. He needed a muscle graft to repair the most severe injuries - and all the scarring will be permanent although it should fade over time. He is also continuing to suffer with severe headaches and flashbacks.
She said: "He is just not the same child he used to be, both psychologically and physically. He cries out in his sleep, 'get the dog away from me'." The statement added: "He continues to suffer both physically and mentally...it is heartbreaking for us. Every time I close my eyes I can see the attack and I am reliving it. I feel sick and wish it was me."
He admitted his client was not a "robust person" and did not make the best choices. However, he told the court as a mum Smith would not have allowed Nola to be around her son if she had any suspicion the dog would behave like this.
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