"When the police visited Ashley Warren's home in Jaywick, Essex, he told them his XL bully dogs were misunderstood, even suggesting they were less vicious than a poodle. Esther Martin, 68, had been left in the property with the two dogs, eight puppies and a child while Warren filmed a music video in London on 3 February 2024. The amateur rapper was alerted to screams coming from his property in Hillman Avenue and demanded "someone that's strong, really strong" went immediately. But it was too late."
"Warren had been well aware of the dogs' power. He was caught on CCTV chasing after Bear after an escape from his house on 31 January 2024. The video showed him struggling to hold on to Bear, who weighed 47kg (7st 4lb). "How did the defendant expect Esther Martin to control the dogs?" prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC asked the jury."
"Warren, 41, was arrested upon his return to Clacton railway station and became the first person in the UK to be charged with XL bully-related offences. He has now been found guilty of owning one of the dogs, called Bear, responsible for killing Martin. He was cleared of being in charge of the other dog, Beauty, which also injured Martin, but belonged to his girlfriend."
A 68-year-old grandmother, Esther Martin, was killed by an XL bully dog named Bear at Ashley Warren's home in Jaywick, Essex, on 3 February 2024. Martin had been left at the property with two XL bullies, eight puppies and a child while Warren filmed a music video in London. Ring doorbell footage captured her screams as she suffered dozens of catastrophic bites and died within minutes. Warren, 41, was arrested on return to Clacton station and became the first person in the UK charged with XL bully-related offences. CCTV and police visits showed Warren knew the dogs' strength; he was found guilty of owning Bear and cleared of responsibility for Beauty.
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