A SHERIFF has ordered a dangerous dog that attacked four people to be destroyed and banned its owner from keeping any further pets for two years.

Daniel Keogh faced four charges of being the owner and in charge of the Doberman, named Kai, when it bit a young girl as well as two men and a woman.

Sentencing on the 52-year-old had been deferred since November and Keogh finally discovered his fate this week at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court.

The charges stated that on May 4, 2022, Keogh’s pet ran towards a woman in Stanley Road, Ardrossan, while untethered and unmuzzled and bit her on the body to her injury.

A similar incident occurred on June 15 last year when the animal ran towards a man while barking, snarling and baring its teeth and bit him on the body before chasing after him.

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On the same date, at Parkhouse Road in Ardrossan, the dog ran towards a girl and a boy, both aged 11, barked at them and repeatedly attempted to bite the boy before biting the girl on the body to her injury.

And on June 17, at Central Avenue in Ardrossan, the dog ran towards another man, snarled and barked at him, repeatedly circled him and then lunged at him and bit him on the body to his injury.

On Monday (January 30), Keogh, of Whitlees Crescent, was given a community payback order with a two-year supervision requirement.

He must complete 132 hours of unpaid work and pay £198 in compensation.

Sheriff George Jamieson also issued a disqualification order, banning Keogh from owning or keeping any animals for 24 months. A destruction order was also issued for the dog.