Amanda Abbington's partner shared a cryptic post on Instagram just hours before it was revealed that she had quit Strictly Come Dancing.
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A woman told her friend that the XL Bully dog that mauled a dad to death was 'soft' hours before the attack.
Ian Langley, 54, was walking his Patterdale terrier puppy close to his home in Sunderland when he was attacked by the dog shortly before 6.55pm on Tuesday evening. The 54-year-old, originally from Liverpool and known to his friends as 'Scouse', suffered fatal neck injuries.
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Linda Blyth, who lives nearby in Maple Terrace in Shiney Row, where the attack happened, told the PA news agency: "We were told, 'go in, shut your doors' and then I heard the gun shot. I don't know what set the dog off, everyone is speculating."
She added that a friend of hers had just visited the XL bully that lunchtime and told her: "It's soft as clarts." According to Word Bank, soft as clarts means 'kind hearted' while clarts is used to describe something which is 'muddy'.
Michael Kennedy, 64, from Shiney Row, has said he knew Mr Langley for more than 20 years, and said many people knew him simply as 'Scouse'. He said: "He was a really nice lad, he came from Liverpool, he was a lovable rogue you might say.
"That lad must have been eight stone, he seemed malnourished and was not looking after himself. I was worried about him, telling him to look after himself and be careful.
"He used to go to the church every Tuesday, where people go to help each other out. My mam goes and every time I saw him he would ask after her. He was
Amanda Abbington's partner shared a cryptic post on Instagram just hours before it was revealed that she had quit Strictly Come Dancing.
Amanda Abbington's fiancé Jonathan Goodwin shared a cryptic message hours before she 'quit' Strictly Come Dancing. News emerged on Monday, 23 October, that the 49 year old Sherlock actress has left the show after becoming 'fed up', according to The Daily Star. A spokesperson for Strictly Come Dancing confirmed she had left with a statement that said: "Amanda Abbington is unable to continue in Strictly Come Dancing and has decided to withdraw from the competition.
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