A Dad looks unrecognisable after losing seven stone by ditching chocolate Hobnobs woman has pleaded guilty to losing control of a dog after it attacked four people in the street.
Simba, a large Caucasian Shepherd, mauled four members of the public after it escaped from a house on Liverpool Road in Formby last December. The animal attacked three members of the same family, and left two with permanent scars.
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Mrs Frosoulla Tirimou, 46, pleaded guilty to four counts of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury when she appeared at Sefton Magistrates on March 13.
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The court heard that Simba attacked Nicola Jackson, Hannah Jackson, Andrew Jackson and Sue Mathias. Prosecutor Andrew Page said that Nicola Jackson and her daughter Hannah were left with permanent scars from the dog attack. Nicola Jackson has suffered from flashbacks, and has been prescribed medication to help her sleep.
An eyewitness who spoke to the ECHO reported seeing a "bloodbath" as the dog escaped onto the street on December 13 last year.
Dad looks unrecognisable after losing seven stone by ditching chocolate Hobnobs
After the incident Theodoro Tirimou told the ECHO that Simba ran out into Liverpool Road in Formby after the wind blew the latch off his garden gate. He said: "We never intended anyone to get hurt, the dog was brought up around children I don’t know what happened yesterday. My mum was cleaning the cage and the dog was in the garden playing.
"The dog was never vicious towards anyone. He got walked every night for two hours. I’ve never mistreated my dogs and never would.
"Thursday was a serious mistake that I wish I could have prevented, but I couldn't. I’m so sorry to those that got hurt, my heart is broken."
Police said that the Simba was 'humanely destroyed' after the attack.
Mrs Tirimou, of Liverpool Road in Formby, will be sentenced at Liverpool Crown court on April 10.
