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Evening Standard
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Anthony France

Man, 40, charged after two XL Bully dogs maul London grandmother to death in first case of its kind

A dog owner has been charged over the death of a London great-grandmother killed by two XL Bullies in the first case of its kind since a ban on owning the dogs came into force this year.

Esther Martin, 68, from Woodford Green, had been attacked at a property in Hillman Avenue in Jaywick, near Clacton, Essex while looking after her 11-year-old grandson on February 3.

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