A household are “devastated” after their “stunning, pleased” canine was mauled to demise within the park.
May Barton was walking her twin sister, Edna Walker’s canine in Derby Park, Bootle yesterday afternoon (Friday, March 22), a part of her common route. It was right here that niece, Tracey Walker says one-year-old Cavapoo Timmy was viciously attacked by what they suppose might have been a “Pitbull cross”.
The 53-year-old mentioned Timmy was left with a punctured abdomen which finally led to his demise. She advised the ECHO: “My auntie takes Timmy on the identical route with the identical individuals each day. The different canine got here from nowhere and he or she tried to drag it off.
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“The proprietor ran off with their canine and Timmy began to run off out the park to go home. She ran after him however he was in a foul means with a punctured abdomen. She took him to the vet however they mentioned they could not do something extra for him.”
Tracey’s mum is reportedly “devastated” after the incident. Her daughter mentioned Timmy was beloved by the group. She mentioned: “He was a lovely pleasant little factor. He was pretty and pleased and everybody knew and beloved him. It’s so unhappy, individuals will say ‘it is solely a canine’ however we get connected to them.
“My mum is inconsolable. What if a toddler had been round?”
The ECHO has approached Merseyside Police for remark.
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