XL bully killed a nine-month-old baby boy at home in Rogiet

The dog that killed a nine-month-old boy in South-East Wales was an xl bully, police have confirmed.

Ginente police said the six-year-old dog was registered and that an exemption certificate was issued in 2024, before Breed restriction introduced.

Police Officers and Paramedics called an address At Crossway, Rogiet, near Caldicot, Monmouthshire, on Sunday night, and the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

After the incident the dog was exposed, taken from the house and taken to a vet where it was placed. No arrests were made.

“While the dog in this case was registered as an XL bully, it became active before the ban expired,” said Assistant Chief Constable Vicki Townsend.

Townsign said in Townsign that in preparation of a Law Banning XL Bully Dogs“When requesting an exemption certificate, owners are not required to formally identify the dog’s breed”.

“In cases where a suspect is a prohibited breed only involves a DLO [Dog Legislation Officer] Or an approved independent administrator can make an official determination,” he said.

He added that the police are fully investigating what happened.

“We also encourage people to be responsible, and consider the impact of speculation, gossip, and commentary on our investigation,” he said.

People in the village said they saw police cars and ambulances on the street on Sunday night, with the “silent community” finding it difficult to understand the “terrible” events.

Rogiet County Councilor Peter Kusog described the village as grieving, but residents vowed to “stand together”.

“It is a deep and profound sense of conversion that such a thing should happen in the midst of our quiet community.”

Mr Force appealed to local people to “remain calm [and] To give the family the space they need to mourn in peace”.

Since February 1, 2024, it has been a criminal offense to own an XL bully without an exemption certificate from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Despite the XL bully ban, the number of dog attacks increases in 2024 compared to a year earlier.

There were 31,920 dog attacks on people recorded in England Wales in 2024 – a 2% increase on 2023 – according to Freedom of Information figures obtained from police forces. This may not show the whole picture, as the three police forces do not provide available data.