The dad of a Plymouth boy unfortunately killed in a dreadful dog attack at Tencreek Holiday Park in Cornwall is backing a brand-new campaign requiring a law modification on hazardous family pets.
“Bright, brave and stunning” nine-year-old Frankie MacRitchie, from Plymouth, had actually been left alone by his mom in a caravan for more than two hours with a dog at Tencreek Holiday Park in Looe when he lost his life.
Every time Frankie’s family become aware of another dog attack, it revives the sorrow and discomfort of what occurred to their lad whose life was cut so unfortunately brief.
Now his ravaged papa Billy is backing the Mirror’s campaign to change the law on dangerous dogs to avoid more fatal attacks on kids.
He said: “I don’t want another family living the nightmare my family and I live every day of our lives. Frankie didn’t stand a chance. Our only hope is that his tragic death wasn’t for nothing and it may help save other children.”
Billy, 36, is backing modifications to dog laws after his boy’s death in 2019, stating: “There needs to be modification. I don’t wish to see another kid pass away unnecessarily at the hands of negligent grownups and hazardous dogs.”
Frankie’s auntie Danielle MacRitchie included: “It’s horrendous. When will it stop? We idea Frankie’s death may make a distinction however the quantity of dog attacks is triple what it was in the past. Every time it takes place once again, it rips us apart. How a lot more individuals require to pass away? If individuals understood the hell we’ve been through it would stop.
“If you saw what Frankie’s dad Billy, me, his gran and grandad and our other brother Scott, saw when we went to the chapel of rest they would understand. The last image of our boy and the state of him. We have never revealed this before but we want people to know the true horror of dog attacks. They kill, they don’t snap, they don’t bite, they kill. My message to all breeders is if they saw what we saw they would not breed dogs.”
Speaking of her decision to continue the battle versus killer dogs, Danielle, 39, said: “Frankie won’t be the little boy who went on holiday and didn’t come home. This is why I want to campaign for change. These children must not die for nothing. If that was the Prime Minister’s child the laws would be different now.”
Little Frankie had actually dealt with health fights due to being born with a major heart issue. He had 3 significant operations and 4 keyhole treatments. But the life he battled so tough for was cruelly taken far from him throughout a vacation in Cornwall.
Mum Tawnee Willis, who had actually divided from Billy, left her boy alone with the dog as she boozed in a close-by caravan at Tencreek vacation park in Looe. She was imprisoned in 2020 for 2 years however launched after a year. Dog owner Sadie Totterdell was released 18 months into a three-year term.
Trainee hair stylist, Danielle, is requiring harder sentences over deaths by hazardous dogs. She included: “They are an outright joke. Frankie’s justice was a joke. This mum left her boy with a harmful dog. If I left my kids with a packed weapon I’m in a great deal of problem. What’s the distinction? Responsible dog owners would not have an issue with brand-new guidelines.
“I’ve got a French bulldog. I would happily have a licence and be registered.” Danielle informed how her mum had actually provided to babysit grand son Frankie the night of his death however Willis declined. She included: “My mum had no idea Frankie was left on his own. She arrived when he was already deceased and attempted her finest to save him. My mum and my stepdad need to live with that image every day.
“She was there hours after he was born and then had to see him die like that.” Talking about the result on the entire family, Danielle said: “It kills you. It kills our memories, our present and our future.” Willis informed Truro crown court she had actually looked at Frankie about 4 or 5 times. On the last celebration, her friend’s dog Winston followed her.
Totterdell informed her things would be great and she left the animal there and went back to her buddy’s caravan. Willis said she discovered Frankie depending on swimming pool of blood at around 4.30. He had actually been with the dog for an hour.
The Mirror’s needs:
1. The overhaul of the Dangerous Dogs Act. An immediate evaluation of the law is required and harder charges ought to be thought about.
2. Enforce the guidelines to stop the unlawful and careless breeding and selling of dogs.
3. A public info campaign to promote the significance of accountable dog ownership and the requirement for training
