Four hundred XL bullies put down in England and Wales since dog banned

A police officer stands guard outside the house in Hornchurch, east London, where a woman died after being attacked by her dogs. Photograph: Phil Harris/Mirrorpix

Figures show 400 XL bully dogs have been euthanised since the breed type was banned, as a neighbour of the woman killed by her dogs on Monday said they had warned their child the animals were dangerous.

The woman, in her 50s, named locally as Angel Mahal, was mauled to death by her two XL bully dogs at her home in Hornchurch, east London, on Monday afternoon.