A MAN has been sentenced by a judge after his dog bit a child in Carlisle.

Aaron Wildey, 33, appeared at the city's crown court today having pleaded guilty to one offence.

This was being the owner of a dog which caused injury while dangerously out of control. It followed an incident in the garden of his Manor Place home on April 6 last year.

The court heard Wildey's Mastiff-type dog, called Samson, bit the boy's right thigh - leaving what the youngster's mother called a "huge bite mark".

The victim was treated in hospital although Wildey was said to have gone quickly to his aid after the incident.

A report on Wildey concluded he was a fit and proper person to look after dogs. Samson had since been put down at his request, the court was told.

Wildey was given a community order by Recorder John Corless and told to complete 40 hours' unpaid work. He must also pay compensation in recognition of the boy's injury.