Man Killed by Neighbor's Dog, Owner Sentenced

0:00On April 17th, an 84-year-old man named John McColl lost his life after a brutal attack by his neighbor's ex-cell bully dog in Warrington back in. February 2025, the dog mauled him with catastrophic injuries and he passed away a month later. The owner, 31-year-old Sean Garner, just got hit with a 12-year prison sentence for owning a dangerously out-of-control dog that caused serious harm. Garner wasn't home during the attack, but police say the dog, named Toretto, was barely secured on a patio behind a simple latch gate. He admitted to owning it and another ex-cell bully without the required exemption certificates, which is straight up illegal in England and Wales. Plus, CCTV caught both dogs running loose in the street before and he hadn't even walked Toretto since moving in three weeks prior. John's daughter Joanne Percival opened up about the pain, saying there's been zero remorse or apology from Garner, just lies in his defense and, self-pity.

1:00She slammed some of his relatives for blasting blame everywhere online. At her family, her dad, even the cops, instead of owning up, it's left her family reeling, unable to even hold a proper goodbye like they would with others. The attack kicked off when John wandered onto Garner's driveway, heading home from the pub one evening. Garner's fought back with sticks and tools, but the dogs stood guard until armed officers arrived and had to shoot at ten times to reach him. Detectives noted it could have hit a kid chasing a ball or a delivery driver just as easy. Joanne described her dad as a strong, hard-working family man and stressed their dog owners too, but laws exist for a reason, treat pets like family, and follow them. Police are urging folks to report concerns about these powerful breeds to avoid more heartbreak like this.