{"id":607956,"date":"2025-12-02T18:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/607956\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T18:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:47:29","slug":"birmingham-man-recklessly-allowed-dog-to-bite-woman-in-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/607956\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham man &#8216;recklessly allowed&#8217; dog to bite woman in park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The German Shepherd attacked a woman in Tamworth&#8217;s Wigginton Park<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_dnr_tmm_151122Park1.jpg\" alt=\"Wigginton Park in Tamworth\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Wigginton Park in Tamworth<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A Birmingham man who &#8216;recklessly allowed&#8217; his dog to bite a woman on the hand has been banned from keeping animals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8216;Irresponsible&#8217; Kieron Nickless was in control of the white German Shepherd at a property near <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/tamworth\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Tamworth&#8217;s Wigginton Park<\/a> when the animal attacked the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The 25-year-old, from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/handsworth-and-soho\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Handsworth<\/a>, was disqualified at North Staffordshire Justice Centre from owning and keeping animals for five years after admitting to being in charge of the dog when it sunk its teeth into the woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/missing-birmingham-councillor-steps-down-32985407\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">&#8216;Missing&#8217; Birmingham councillor steps down after months of no-shows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/massive-bins-update-birmingham-council-32982887\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Massive bins update for Birmingham as council unveils masterplan for fortnightly collections<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">He was banned from owning, keeping, participating in, or being party to an arrangement relating to the upkeep of animals under section 24 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">PC Shannon Fearn, of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/tamworth\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Tamworth<\/a> local policing team, said: &#8220;I am pleased the judge has banned Nickless from being involved in the keeping of animals after he so recklessly let this dog injure the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cI hope this reassures the community that we&#8217;re committed to protecting them from irresponsible owners and will bring offenders before the courts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_North-Staffs-Justice-Centre.jpg\" alt=\"North Staffordshire Justice Centre Image: Google Maps with permission for all LDRS partners\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>North Staffordshire Justice Centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/staffordshire\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Staffordshire<\/a> Police spokesperson added: &#8220;A man has been disqualified from owning and keeping animals for five years after admitting being the person in charge of a dog that bit a woman in Tamworth last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Kieron Nickless, 25, of Handsworth, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>, was handed the ban on Tuesday, November 25, by magistrates at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Help a child in poverty this Christmas<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Thousands of children from the West Midlands will wake up on Christmas day with no gifts &#8211; but there&#8217;s something you can do about it through our Brumwish Christmas campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/hz\/wishlist\/ls\/2NC02BW3PL4UO\/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Order something from this Amazon wishlist<\/a> and, working with Thrive Together Birmingham and Edgbaston Stadium, we will deliver direct to a poor or homeless child living in the area in time for Christmas day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763066477_150_0_MQ.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Live Grant a Christmas #Brumwish\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Live Grant a Christmas #Brumwish<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;The court heard how he had been with the dog, a white German shepherd, at a property near Wigginton Park in Tamworth, when the animal bit the victim on the hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Nickless was banned from owning, keeping, participating in or being party to an arrangement relating to the upkeep of animals for five years under section 24 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/JcXF3MxQGZs3GoiEA8W2fn\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The German Shepherd attacked a woman in Tamworth&#8217;s Wigginton ParkWigginton Park in Tamworth A Birmingham man who &#8216;recklessly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":607957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,13844,31077,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-607956","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-handsworth-and-soho","13":"tag-tamworth","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115651468248302091","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/607957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}