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Antony Thrower & Jonathan Humphries

Nan mauled to death by dogs had been hospitalised for similar attack a year earlier

A beloved nan who was discovered in her home mauled to death by dogs had been hospitalised a year before her death because of a dog bite.

Ann Dunn, 65, was found dead at her home in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool when the school alerted the family she had not picked up her grandson.

Neighbours also reported hearing a woman’s screams at around 4pm on the day of her death in October 2022.

Merseyside Police confirmed a 31-year-old man arrested at the time on suspicion of being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control has been told he will face no criminal charges, Liverpool Echo revealed.

Neighbours reported hearing a woman's screams on the day of Ann's death (Facebook)

It comes as it was revealed Ann had required hospital treatment a year before her death in August 2021 after suffering bites from a large dog.

It remains unclear if the dog involved in the earlier incident was also one of the five which killed Ann a year later.

In a touching statement shared shortly after her death, her family said: "Our one in a million mum.

“Life will never be the same without you."

Police at the scene of the incident last year (Liverpool Echo)

Other tributes include a touching comment from her workplace at the University of Liverpool.

Liverpool John Moores University, where Ms Dunn worked as a domestic assistant, also said: "The university community is absolutely shocked and devastated by this tragic loss and to lose Ann in this way is just heart-breaking.

“Ann was hard-working and dedicated and had so many friends across the organisation.

“It’s just awful and she will be terribly missed. Our thoughts at this time are with her family and loved-ones."

One neighbour, who asked not to be named, said Ann was the “loveliest person”.

Ann was praised as a "lovely, funny, happy" woman (LIVERPOOL ECHO)
Her family called her a "one in a million" (Merseyside PoliceMerseyside Police)

She said: “She was lovely, really funny, such a happy girl. She had not long ago been on holiday with her daughter.

“When I found out I was so upset. I couldn’t sleep that night, I was laid awake thinking about what state she must have been in when they found her. It’s awful.

“I used to see her walking to work, no matter the weather, come rain or shine she’d always walk down and never missed a day.”

Another resident who paid tribute to the grandmother of one and mum of two, said she never failed to say 'hello'.

He said: "She always used to stop and chat and she was always smiling.

"She was a lovely woman.”

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