Family's terror as XL bullies savaged dad and fought their way into house

WOMAN JAILED AFTER DOGS LEFT UNMUZZLED

- By HOLLY MORGAN

A MAN was attacked outside his home by his neighbour's XL bully dogs and left seriously injured, a court heard.

They were unmuzzled and roaming the street when they attacked the nurse, who was returning from work at the time.

Michelle Jones, 51, of Montrose Gardens, Wrexham, who owned the dogs, was intoxicated and did not try to intervene, Mold Crown Court heard.

Ganesh Rajappan's wife opened the front door in the hope he could shelter inside, but the dogs pushed into the property, continuing the attack and also threatening their 14-year-old son.

Prosecutor David Mainstone told the court how, on August 29, 2025, Mr Rajappan heard barking as he approached the front gate to his house.

One of the dogs then bit his leg, and as he hit the dog to get it off him, a second XL bully launched a relentless attack, causing him significant injuries.

The incident was captured on CCTV. It resulted in Mr Rajappan suffering a number of wounds across his body. He was taken to A&E with lacerations to his face, arms, legs and stomach.

The damage to his lip was so severe he lost tissue and had to have it reconstructed.

In February, 2024, it became a criminal offence to own an XL Bully in England and Wales without a Certificate of Exemption. Those with an exemption must comply with strict rules: the dog must be neutered, microchipped, kept on a lead/muzzled in public, and insured. It is illegal to sell, breed, or abandon these dogs.

The two dogs, named Jersey and Cash, had exemption certificates. However they were unmuzzled, off the lead and one dog had not been neutered.