More than £5,000 has been raised for the baby 

The comedian wrote on Twitter: "He was a scum bag who preyed on pensioners. Tributes condone his actions and imagine how it makes Mr Osborn-Brooks feel. Disgusting!”

Axel, an Alsatian-Akita cross, fiercly protected its owner

Sales of the soothing body lotion have since sky-rocketed following mother Sarah Rudd's Facebook post.

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