Man charged over fatal Jaywick XL bully attack
A man has been charged after a woman was fatally injured in a dog attack.
Esther Martin, 68, died after being attacked by two dogs in Hillman Avenue, Jaywick, Essex, on 3 February.
Ashley Warren, 40, of Walnut Road, Leyton, London, has been charged with two counts of owning or being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, causing injury resulting in death.
Both dogs were later confirmed to be XL bullies. Mr Warren, formerly of Hillman Avenue, Jaywick, is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 22 August.
He has also been charged with two counts of possession or having custody of a fighting dog, two counts under the Animal Welfare Act, possession of a bladed article and possession of a Class B drug.
Essex Police said it is the first case to be charged since new laws on owning XL bullies came into force earlier this year.
Ms Martin, who was staying at the address in Hillman Avenue but lived in Woodford Green in east London, was found along with “two large dogs”, an inquest was told as proceedings were opened then suspended pending the outcome of the police investigation.
Her medical cause of death was recorded as “dog bite wounds to the upper right limb”.
Two dogs were destroyed at the scene and the breed was later confirmed by Essex Police.
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