The owner of two XL bully dogs has been charged over the death of a grandmother in Essex.

Ashley Warren

The owner of two XL bully dogs has been charged over the death of a grandmother in Essex.

Ashley Warren, 40, has been charged over the death of Esther Martin who was killed by two XL bully dogs in February.
Esther Martin, 68, was visiting her 11-year-old grandson at a house in Jaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, when she was injured on 3 February.

An inquest opening in Chelmsford was told police found her with “unsurvivable injuries”.Senior Coroner for Essex Lincoln Brookes told the hearing that Ms Martin suffered an “extraordinary, tragic death”.

He suspended the inquest at the request of Essex Police for three months while the force continued its criminal investigation.

Ashley Warren, 39, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences and released on police bail until March.
Warren is due to appear before Colchester Magistrates’ Court on 22 August.