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Sick XL Bully breeders turned our town into dog attack hellhole by swapping life on the dole to smuggle in £12k hounds

Doggone Well Staff by Doggone Well Staff
May 3, 2025
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Sick XL Bully breeders turned our town into dog attack hellhole by swapping life on the dole to smuggle in £12k hounds
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IT'S famous for its historic castle and its local cheeses but a small UK town has now become renowned for a much darker reason.

Ruthless dog breeders have spread terror across the Welsh community by selling banned XL Bullies for up to £12,000 per dog.

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Ten-year-old Jack Lis was killed by an XL BullyCredit: PA
Pitbull-type dog involved in attack on two young boys.

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The giant dogs are illegal in the UK following a spate of attacks across the countryCredit: WNS
Man walking a dog on a sidewalk.

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Caerphilly has suffered a huge number of dog attacks in the last few yearsCredit: WNS

And densely-populated housing estates around Caerphilly in the “Valleys” area of south Wales have seen a spate of attacks by the illegal dogs in recent years.

Most notably, schoolboy Jack Lis, 10, was fatally savaged by an XL Bully at a house on the Penyrhoel estate in 2021 and, a year later, beloved gran, Shirley Patrick, died 18 days after being mauled by an American XL Bully less than half a mile away.

In April 2023, a five-month-old baby was rushed to hospital after an attack in Penyrheol.

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In the months that followed, dozens more people in Penyrhoel and neighbouring Graig-y-Rhacca were attacked by XL Bullies or close variants of the breed, including five-year-old Rory Colwill and his best friend Conor Crowley, seven, who were almost killed by a Pocket Bully dog – a cross between an American Bully and a Patterdale terrier.

Today, The Sun can reveal the wave of attacks in this tight-knit community started as the UK began to emerge from lockdown.

Two men in their early 20s, who have lived in Caerphilly their whole lives, claim to know the culprits.

One of the men, who pleaded with us not to reveal the pair’s identities, told us: “It all started a few years ago when a couple of people from round here went to Belgium and brought back four XL Bully dogs in their VW camper van.

“It was all legal. The dogs had passports and everything, but when they bought them back here, they bred the f… out of them.

“These types of bully dogs are worth thousands and there was easy money to be made.

“There's no work around these parts. Most of the local people are living on benefits. It’s been like this for years.

Mum screamed ‘my baby’s dead’ as girl, 10, killed by XL Bully weeks after excitedly telling friends about her ‘new pet’

“Dog breeding proved to be a good way to make a living. They used the four dogs they brought into the country to breed masses of pups, then sold them for up to £12,000 a time.

“Then the people who bought the pups started breeding them with other types of dogs and it just got completely out of control. Because the next generation of pups were cross breeds and not automatically illegal, it got hard for the authorities to police.

“But they were just as aggressive in the wrong hands and they started attacking people. That’s why there were so many victims. For every one that got reported, there were another 20 that weren’t.

“It quickly got out of hand and now there are dog attacks here every day.”

Vile mauling

A mother and her seven-year-old son.

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Rory Colwill was attacked alongside his friend by two dogs – his mum Chelsea says he was scared to leave the houseCredit: Nigel Iskander
Child's arm with a long, bandaged wound.

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Some of their injuries were caused by a PitbullCredit: WNS
Three generations of a family posing for a photo.

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Shirley Patrick, 83, died in hospital two weeks after being attacked by an XL Bully crossCredit: Supplied

Locals were shocked when the vicious attacks went further, causing the two tragic deaths in November 2021 and December 2022.

“It was horrific when Jack Lis died after he was savaged by a dog called Beast, and then grandmother Shirley Patrick was killed.

“That was horrible. She had dementia and the dog just ripped her head open.

“A couple of days later I was told the bloke whose dog it was had been seen in the pub drinking and laughing.

“After that, the authorities and the police cracked down hard.

“I've been told that since those attacks, there have been between 500 to 1,000 dogs put down.

“You won't see many dogs around here anymore, people are ashamed to walk dogs.

“Those that do tend to be looked down upon, even if they are ordinary dogs.

“It's a close community here and we all try to look out for each other, but these tragedies have really knocked people sideways.”

Overwhelmed owner

Woman walking black dog on a leash.

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Locals say some people feel ashamed to walk their dogs in the area nowCredit: Nigel Iskander
Photo of a dog waste bin on a street near houses.

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Jack died while playing at a friend's house on the Pen-Y-Bryn estateCredit: Nigel Iskander

However, the men also had some sympathy for the owner of ‘Beast', Brandon Heydon, who was jailed for four and a half years in 2022 over Jack's death.

“He was only eighteen when he was given the killer dog – we all knew him, he wasn't a bad guy,” said one.

“But he honestly didn't know what he had taken on. The dog proved a killer and he went to prison for it.

“He's out now but not living around here anymore. It's torn him apart and he is full of remorse because of what happened .

“I don't think he could have come back to this area because I don't think he would be welcome, so he has had to go and live somewhere else and start over.”

Dog attacks in the UK

Police forces recorded 30,539 offences of a dog injuring a person or guide dog in 2023  a 21 per cent rise on the previous year, when 25,291 were logged.

In 2024, the figure rose again to 32,568 – a 4 per cent increase.

According to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, there were 16 deaths due to dog attacks in 2023, a sharp rise from preceding years where the number had been in single figures.

Between 2021 and 2023, around half of fatal dog attacks were caused by a single breed, the American XL Bully. 

In December 2023, it was the first breed to be added to the Dangerous Dogs Act act since 1991, making it illegal into sell, breed, abandon, or give away an XL Bully.

Intimidating yobs

Man expressing concern about safety near a post office and fish bar.

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Richard says he is careful not to let his five-year-old daughter out without supervisionCredit: Nigel Iskander
Photo of a street scene with a fish bar, convenience store, and a mural.

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The close community is said to be shattered by the horrible attacksCredit: Nigel Iskander

Richard Evans, 41, who used to work at nearby Greggs until he had to quit due to a medical problem, said: “Youngsters congregate around the chippy and the shop here in Penyrhoel and, yes, there used to be dogs here. It was pretty intimidating.

“I've lived here for around five years and have a five-year-old little girl, so obviously I'm very careful not to let her out unaccompanied.

“If anything happened to her like little Jack I don't know how I'd carry on.

“The trouble is the breed has got into the wrong hands and because the people who buy them don't know how to look after them, people get hurt.

“Dogs are the same as people, if they are not brought up properly when they are young they can run wild and that's what I reckon has happened here.

“How you are bought up is how you end up.”

Call for tougher laws

Two young boys and their mothers sitting on a park bench.

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Chelsea has been campaigning for stronger laws after her son and his pal were attacked by a dogCredit: WNS

The mother of Rory Colwill, Chelsea, has campaigned vigorously for tougher laws against illegal dog breeding since her son and his pal Conor were attacked.

She said: “The boys were so terrified after the attack that they wouldn’t leave the house for a long time.”

Chelsey, 31, had to punch, stamp and kick the “out-of-control” animal as its jaws locked around Conor’s hip when it pounced on the boys in the street without warning.

She said: “Rory is still so traumatised by what happened. This dog should never have been allowed outdoors without a muzzle. His owner was not fit to have a dog like this because he clearly could not control it.

“He just stood and watched while this animal tried to kill the boys.

“We need new and better laws to protect the public, such as making owners of potentially dangerous dogs hold a special licence and more safety checks.

“Maybe the types of breeds we allow also needs looking at again.”

Chief Superintendent Jason White, of Gwent Police, said: “We have seen a rise in the number of reports for the offence of dogs acting out of control causing injury and Gwent is no exception to this national increase in reported offences.

“But with that rise in reports comes an increased awareness of attacks involving dogs and their impact in our communities, meaning more people are confident in reporting these offences to us and trusting us to take decisive actions, such as seizing dogs, when necessary.

“Our officers take a proactive stance on dealing with dogs involved in any kind of attack, but we also want to promote to all our communities that responsible dog ownership is vital in keeping the public safe from harm.”



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