Gwent Police has now confirmed the dog that killed ten-year-old Jack Lis was an XL American Bully, after wrongly announcing it had been an American Bulldog.

Neither breed of dog is banned by the Dangerous Dog Act, meaning it is legal to own in the UK.

Gwent Police made the incorrect announcement on Wednesday, December 1, following an identification process, which was carried out by a dog legislation expert.

The force has apologised for the error.

The dog was shot dead by firearms officers after the attack, which happened at Jack’s friend’s house on Pentwyn, Penyrheol, on November 8.

On November 10, Gwent Police confirmed a 28-year-old woman had been arrested following the attack, and has been released on conditional bail.

A 34-year-old man from the Mountain Ash area and a 19-year-old man from the Caerphilly area voluntarily spoke to police in relation to the offence, but were later released.

Jack’s funeral was held at St Martin’s Church in Caerphilly on November 25, with hundreds of people lining the streets to pay their respects.

Jack’s mother Emma paid tribute to her “beautiful baby boy” at the funeral.

She said: “I’ve spent the last ten years watching you grow and we started to see you grow into the most amazing man.

“My heart aches so badly I won’t get the chance to see you grow. I’ll forever miss your stories about the games on the PlayStation, the cars you built on the games.

“But most of all I’ll miss your voice my boy and I’d give anything to hear you again. This isn’t a goodbye, its a see you later dude.”