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Man accused of owning two XL bully dogs which killed man in Staffordshire due in court

A man accused of being the owner of two XL bully dogs which attacked and killed another man on the Lichfield-Walsall border is due to appear before a judge today.

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James Trimble-Pettit is facing two charges of being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control in relation to the death of Ian Price, aged 52, on September 14 last year.

Ian Price was fatally attacked by two dogs in Stonnall.

Mr Price, a Villa fan, was attacked by the animals outside a house in Main Street in Stonnall shortly after 3pm.

Trimble-Pettit, aged 31, of Tye Lane, Fradley, is due to appear for a plea and case management hearing at Stafford Crown Court.

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