Dog which attacked Wigan schoolboy is destroyed

Julie Knight, 55, of Barn Lane in Golborne, had previously appeared before borough magistrates to plead guilty to being in charge of a grey Weimaraner which attacked a named youngster on April 15 in Legh Street, Golborne, and that she didn't do anything to prevent it.

The hearing was told that the dog, called Hugo, has since been destroyed.

Knight was given a community punishment with a mental health treatment requirement and ordered to pay compensation, a fine, court costs and a victim services surcharge totalling £450.