Man accused over fatal XL bully attack tells court they were ‘loving dogs’

Ashley Warren, who has pleaded not guilty to owning or being in charge of two XL bully dogs which killed Esther Martin, 68, in Jaywick, Essex, on February 3 2024, leaves an earlier hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court. (Lucy North/ PA) - (PA Archive)

An aspiring rapper told a court that two XL bully dogs who mauled a pensioner to death at his home were “loving dogs, friendly dogs, family dogs”.

Ashley Warren, who is on trial accused of owning or being in charge of two XL bully dogs that killed Esther Martin, 68, in Jaywick, Essex, said the dogs “weren’t raised to attack or bite”.