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XL bully dog which fatally bit man was not type to savage anyone, defendant says
Chanel Fong took to the stand during her trial at Caernarfon Crown Court on Thursday
A woman who denies owning an XL bully that bit her partner's father, causing him to bleed to death, has told a court the animal was not "the type of dog to savage anyone".
Chanel Fong, 33, is accused of being the owner of the dog, Cookie, that was allegedly dangerously out of control at the time, as well as an alternative charge of being the person in charge of the dog at the time of the attack.
Her partner's father, Keven Jones, 62, from Chester, died from severe blood loss after being bitten on the leg.
The court heard he had been in poor health and had been taking methadone and blood thinning medication, and had been staying at Chanel Fong's Wrexham home in May 2022.
Cookie was kept at a property on Holt Road in Wrexham along with other dogs
The court previously heard the dog was owned by Fong and her partner, the victim's son Joshua Jones, who was not present at the time of the attack.
Prosecutor Mark Connor said that Fong had stated Cookie belonged to her partner.
Concluding the prosecution's case on Thursday, Connor said that, in a police interview, Fong told officers: "Cookie isn't the type of dog to savage anyone."
Fong then gave evidence in court, where she was asked by defence barrister Rebecca Filletti whether she would ever leave her seven-year-old daughter alone with a dog.