A mother and son have been jailed following an incident where an XL bully dog attacked a child.
In February this year an eight year old boy was attacked by the dog and suffered serious life-changing injuries in Bootle, Merseyside.
The defendants were Lewis Young, 30, who owned the dog and his mother Amanda Young, 49.
Charge: Being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, causing injury
Sentence: 2 years in prison (Lewis Young)
20 months in prison (Amanda Young)