New details have emerged about the charges being laid against the owner of the four dogs that attacked a young boy in Gisborne.
The dogs attacked the 5-year-old boy shortly after he had arrived at his grandmother's property on Saturday afternoon.
It is understood they were American Staffordshire bull terrier crosses.
A police spokesman confirmed the owner of the dogs would be charged with growing cannabis and possession of explosives -- ammunition.
It is understood the man did not have a firearms licence.
He's also being charged with owning a dog that causes injury, and at least three of the four dogs had been ordered to be put down.
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