A BULL Mastiff involved in the fatal attack on schoolgirl Jade Lomas-Anderson was one of the most aggressive pets a vet had ever encountered, an inquest heard.

Police senior investigating officer, DI Joanne Clawson, told the court that that a vet had to sedate the animal — named Buddy — before before it could be taken out of a transport crate for neutering.

Owner Beverley Concannon was also said to have complained that the dog had already cost her £1,000 by killing a parrot and a cat.

But in court Mrs Concannon insisted that her five dogs were “shy, timid” and loving” — but she said two-year-old Buddy could be "giddy".

Area coroner Alan Walsh was told that visitors to her Chaucer Grove home in Atherton were warned not to go into the kitchen where the dogs were kept — but Mrs Concannon denied this was because she knew the animals could be dangerous.

Mrs Concannon also told how Buddy was kept almost permanently in a cage in the kitchen with the door kept closed by bolts and dog lead clips.

Jade was left alone in the house on the afternoon of March 26 last year while her friend, Mrs Concannon’s daughter Kimberley, went to a neighbour’s home to heat up a pie in a microwave.

Mr Walsh speculated that Jade may have gone into the kitchen to answer Kimberley’s phone, which was charging on a worktop and this may have resulted in powerful Buddy breaking out of his cage and the dogs, acting as a pack, attacking the stranger.

Jade died at the scene and at the end of a two day inquest, Mr Walsh recorded a narrative conclusion.

He said: "Jade died as a consequence of injuries sustained by her when she was attacked by more than one dog.”

He urged Jade’s family to continue campaigning for changes in dog legislation.

He added that he would be writing to Lord De Mauley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs, urging him to consider re-introducing dog licences.