Yahoo News Banned pit bull Coco to be put to sleep and dubbed 'danger to public safety' after Marton Road incident
A court has ordered that a banned dog be destroyed after it was "dangerously out of control" in Middlesbrough.
Berwick Hills' Amar Majid appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court via videolink from Durham Prison on Thursday to be sentenced for three offences. The defendant had two pit bull terrier dogs named Coco and Kilo - which are banned in the UK - at Middlesbrough, on November 14, 2023.
On the same date, one of the dogs Coco, was "dangerously out of control" and will now be put down after being branded a "danger to public safety". The charges state:
On November 14, 2023, at Middlesbrough, were the owner of a dog, namely pit bull terrier named Coco, which was dangerously out of control on Marton Road, Middlesbrough.
Allow a fighting dog to be in public place without muzzle or lead. On 14 Nov 2023 at Middlesbrough in the county of Cleveland, being the owner of a dog to which section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 applied, namely pit bull terrier named Kilo, allowed it to be in a public place, namely Marton Road, without being muzzled.
Allow a fighting dog to be in public place without muzzle or lead. On 14 Nov 2023 at Middlesbrough in the county of Cleveland, being the owner of a dog to which section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 applied, namely pit bull terrier named Coco, allowed it to be in a public place, namely Marton Road, without being muzzled.
According to court documents, the Belle Vue Grove defendant admitted the three charges on Thursday, June 6, and the dog was ordered to be put down. The result states: "Already had restriction in place and failed to comply resulting in commission of these offences - dog had negative behaviour reaction to the muzzling. Find dog constitutes danger to public safety."
The 35-year-old defendant was fined £200 and made to pay £85 court costs.
In August 2022, Majid was jailed for for three-years-and-four-months after police uncovered up to £40,000 of heroin from an outside dog's kennel. During the Teesside Crown Hearing the defendant continually raised his hand and interrupted the court to say that he was "taking the blame for someone else".
The court heard that police raided a Darlington address where Majid and his dogs were staying, in October of 2021. Officers reported that he was "agitated and sweating profusely" as the heroin was found wrapped in a plastic bag. Prosecutor Peter Sabiston said that the heroin was valued at £30-40,000 if sold in bulk to other dealers; and £167,000 if sold in individual deals on the street.
Police watching the house on Mossbank Road in Darlington, also saw Majid driving a stolen Audi outside before parking and going inside. Two years prior, Majid was sentenced for theft and handling stolen goods and was jailed for two years and eight months.,
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