A mother and father have been found guilty of being in charge of a dog that caused injury while dangerously out of control after their three-year-old son died in a savage attack on a farm.
Daniel Twigg suffered horrific injuries in the 'furious and prolonged' mauling, after he wandered unsupervised into a pen where two powerful, 50kg guard dogs were kept.
His parents Mark Twigg, 43, and Joanne Bedford, 37, were found guilty by jurors following a three-week trial at Manchester Crown Court, after 17.5 hours' deliberations.
They were both cleared of gross negligence manslaughter.
Bedford wiped away tears in the dock as the verdicts were delivered while Twigg showed no emotion.
