brother who was killed by a "giant teddy bear" of a dog, while her husband needed his legs amputated after just a nip from its jaws.Pauline Day, from Colchester, Essex has revealed how the Japanese Akita turned her life upside down after it was revealed it had deadly bacteria in its mouth.Her new pet, called Ted, was purchased by her brother Barry Harris off Facebook for £1,500.The family had no idea of the deadly poison in the dog's mouth and Barry, 46, sadly died three days after being bitten on the arm by Ted in July.A month later Ted bit Ms Day’s husband Mark, 61, as he was walking the dog on the day of Barry’s funeral.Mark is currently still in hospital and has been since late August.He was forced to have his left-hand fingers.
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