THE heartbroken dad of a teenage girl mauled to death by her Lurcher told The Sun the dog was her “best friend” and even slept on her bed.
Jack Biscoe said Shy, the family pet who killed Jamie-Lea, 19, had no history of biting or aggressive behaviour and was the “softest dog”.
Jack, 37, tragically discovered Jamie-Lea at their home in Leaden Roding, Essex, with a bite wound to her neck from female Shy.
Emergency crews were scrambled to the property at 10.45pm last Friday, but she was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Shy, a seven-year-old blue-merle lurcher, was seized by cops after the horror attack.
Horse trainer Jack, who bought Shy as a puppy at seven-weeks-old, said there had been no indication the family dog was dangerous.
He is now urging other owners that dangerous dogs are not “breed specific”.
Speaking to The Sun, the devasted dad said: “My daughter was not killed by an XL Bully, she was killed by a genuine family dog.
“I thought I could trust that dog with my life and it took my daughter’s life. She was my daughter’s best friend and she still killed her.
“I lost my entire life on Friday when my daughter was murdered by another member of my family.
“I found Jamie-Lea with a hole in her throat and she was dead. Witnessing the horror and destruction it has caused me, it’s not worth it.
“Treat them as dogs, give them their beds, be careful.”
Jack explained that Shy came from a family member and was “the most loving dog you’ll ever meet”.
He added: “It’s quite out of the ordinary and not something I could imagine any of my animals doing.
“This is the first time that it’s ever happened to me, I’ve been in dogs 30 years.”
The dad-of-one, who raised Jamie-Lea alone, discovered her unconscious in his bedroom after coming home with his partner Steven Daniels, 43.
Jack then tried to revive his daughter, who had collapsed on the floor between his bed and bedside table, but was also attacked by Shy.
She bit off part of his ear, which will require reconstructive surgery, and left puncture wounds in his arms.
Colin Spender, from the Canine and Feline Behaviour Association, said: “It’s very unusual for a lurcher to cause fatal injuries. It’s unheard of.”
But the expert, who has been training dogs for over 30 years, added: “Any dog is capable of causing serious injuries.”
Jack’s other two dogs, Bella and Mouse — Shy’s 18-month-old pups — were downstairs at the time and were also seized by police.
The 37-year-old was later arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury resulting in death.
He was released on bail on Saturday night.
Jamie-Lea had recently finished studying childcare at college.
Issuing a heartbreaking tribute to his daughter, Jack said: “She was my best friend.”
“I don’t know how to step forward without that child in my life. She was my only child.”
