Patchy, a seven-year-old German Shepherd-Mastiff crossbreed, savaged a neighbour of its owner at Walpole Gardens in Norwich on March 17.

David Richardson, 52, of Globe Place, Norwich, pleaded guilty to being in charge of the dangerously out of control dog.

Patchy has an ‘aggressive temperament’ that poses a risk to public, magistrates were told (Image: Facebook)

Holly Postle, prosecuting at Norwich Magistrates’ Court, said the dog belonged to his daughter Megan Howes Richardson but he had been looking after it while she was in hospital.........

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