Pit bull put down for series of vicious attacks

A pit bull terrier which fatally injured a Jack Russell and bit a girl in Fife has been destroyed.

Alvin was destroyed in the last month after going wild in Woodside Avenue and Cromwell Road in Rosyth.

At Dunfermline Sheriff Court, Natalie Jackson admitted being in charge of the dog when it was dangerously out of control.

The 32-year-old will be sentenced on December 15.

The terrier was in Jackson’s home on Woodside Avenue on June 5 but was untethered when it escaped into the garden.

There, Alvin lunged towards a pre-teen girl in an attempt to pull a Jack Russell, Pup, from her arms.

He repeatedly bit the smaller dog.

Eventually, Pup was rescued by a 72-year-old man but the pensioner could not hold on to the pit bull for long.

The dog broke free and chased Pup into Cromwell Road.

It then seized Pup’s head in its jaws before another witness, Robert Kettles, was able to separate the dogs. Again, this intervention was only temporary.

Alvin broke free and chased the girl, who had picked up Pup and tried to flee with him.

The pit bull hauled Pup from the girl’s arms, chased him under a bush and inflicted fatal injuries.

The court heard both Mr Kettles and the girl suffered injuries as a result of the dog’s behaviour.

Jackson’s defence solicitor said Alvin has been destroyed.

He said: “It wasn’t her dog. It was owned by another person.”

Sheriff Charles Macnair said: “She was in charge of it so she was responsible. It’s a very serious offence.”

The sheriff ordered social work reports to be completed before next month’s sentencing.