A woman has appeared in court accusing of being the owner of an XL Bully which allegedly injured two other people.

Gimanatu Aminu, of no listed abode, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (January 7) charged with two counts of being an owner or person in charge or a dog dangerously out of control causing injury.

It is alleged that on October 29, 2022 in Oxford, Aminu was in charge of an XL Bully in Collett Drive which later injured two people.

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The 40-year-old appeared in the lower court for her first hearing. The case has now been adjourned and sent to the higher court.

Aminu is now next due to appear at Oxford Crown Court on February 6 at 10.30am for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

New laws restricting the breeding and sale of XL bullies first came into force on December 31,  2023 after a series of attacks, with some of them resulting in serious fatalities.

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In February 2024, it became illegal to own a dog of this type, unless it was registered before the deadline. 

Dogs registered before the ban must be neutered, muzzled in public and kept in secure conditions.

There are now five banned types of dog in Britain - XL bully, pit bull terrier, Japanese Tosa, Doga Argentino and Fila Brasileiro. 

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