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Bar worker died after suffering ‘trauma wound’ caused by pet dog, inquest told

Grace Gardner died in April last year (West Mercia Police/PA) -

A woman whose death triggered a murder injury was found at her partner’s home with a severe facial trauma wound said to have been caused by one of three pet dogs, a inquest has heard.

Bar worker Grace Gardner, 21, whose body was later found to contain traces of a synthetic opioid, was pronounced dead on April 23 last year after paramedics were called to an address on Wassell Drive, Bewdley, Worcestershire.

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