The heartbroken dad of a teenage girl mauled to d£ath by her “loving” family dog has begged police to destroy it as well as her two puppies.
Jack Biscoe found his daughter Jamie-Lea, 19, de@d at home on Friday evening, April 10.
She had been attacked by pet Shy and was slumped over on the floor with a bite wound to her neck.
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Emergency services were called to the family home in the village of Leaden Roding near Dunmow, Essex, at 10.45pm.
Despite the best efforts of medical teams, the teen was sadly pronounced d£ad at the scene.
Dad-of-one Jack, 37, told The Sun he pleaded with cops who seized the female blue-merle Lurcher-cross to put her to sleep immediately.
He said: “I just said to them ‘please just put her down’.
“I don’t want to see her ever again… I just don’t think that dog should live anymore.”
Police confirmed on Sunday, April 12, that tests are underway to formally establish Shy’s breed.
They are also understood to be conducting forensic examinations to prove she carried out the fatal attack.
Jack said: “We know that she did. She was the one that was covered in blood and she attacked me.”
His other dogs Bella and Mouse – Shy’s 18-month-old pups – are not thought to have been involved in the attack which k!lled Jamie-Lea.
But horse trainer Jack is also calling for them to be destroyed.
He said: “Those dogs have seen too much. They need to be put down in my opinion. I don’t want them to live in this world now.
“Even though the youngsters didn’t do anything, they’ve seen too much and I don’t think they could ever be placed with a family again…
“They could never possibly be rehomed after that situation. I think the best thing for them would be to put them to sleep.”
Jack, who bought Shy as a puppy at seven weeks old, said there had been no indication the family dog was dangerous.
He told how the pet had no history of biting or aggressive behaviour and described her as the “softest dog”.
While trying to revive his daughter, who had collapsed on the floor between his bed and bedside table, Jack was also attacked by Shy.
She bit off part of his ear, which will require reconstructive surgery, and left puncture wounds in his arms.
The devasted dad added: “My daughter was not k!lled by an XL Bully, she was k!lled by a genuine family dog.
“I thought I could trust that dog with my life and it took my daughter’s life. She was my daughter’s best friend and she still k!lled her.
“I lost my entire life on Friday when my daughter was murd£red by another member of my family.
“Witnessing the horror and destruction it has caused me, it’s not worth it. Treat them as dogs, give them their beds, be careful.”
Jack was arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury resulting in d£ath.
He was released on bail on Saturday night, April 11.
