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Jury Finds Chanel Fong Not Guilty in XL Bully Death

8/15/2026

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Summary

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A Caernarfon Crown Court jury found Chanel Fong not guilty of owning the XL bully that killed Keven Jones.
The fatal bite occurred on 23 May 2022 at a Holt Road house in Wrexham.
Jones, who was on methadone and blood-thinning medication, died from extreme blood loss despite Fong’s emergency call and pressure.
A post-mortem confirmed that extreme blood loss caused Jones’s death.
The dog, named Cookie, was later euthanised.

History

Historical Context

Parliament enacted the Dangerous Dogs Act in 1991, banning Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and Fila Brasileiro and imposing a £5,000 fine for owners whose dogs cause death. With 56 UK fatalities between 1995-2016 and the 2023 addition of the American Bully XL—responsible for about half of recent deaths—the 2022 Wrexham Crown Court case of Chanel Fong applied the Act’s liability rules.

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Story summary

A Caernarfon Crown Court jury found Chanel Fong not guilty of owning the XL bully that killed Keven Jones.
The fatal bite occurred on 23 May 2022 at a Holt Road house in Wrexham.
Jones, who was on methadone and blood-thinning medication, died from extreme blood loss despite Fong’s emergency call and pressure.
A post-mortem confirmed that extreme blood loss caused Jones’s death.
The dog, named Cookie, was later euthanised.

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