Police were forced to shoot the dogs 19 times in Warrington, Cheshire, after they escaped an owner's house and attacked the pensioner while he was walking home.
A 30-year-old man has been charged for owning a dangerously out of control animal that caused seriously injury, and possession of an illegal dog.
Since February last year, it has been a criminal offence to own an XL bully dog in England and Wales without an exemption certificate.
It was introduced under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 after 16 deaths by dog bites in 2023 - more than double the six fatalities in 2022.
The Independent
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