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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Russell

Rapper jailed for owning XL bully which killed pensioner two days after breed ban

A rapper has been jailed for being the owner of an XL bully dog which mauled a pensioner to death while dangerously out of control at his home in Essex.

Ashley Warren, 41, has been jailed at Chelmsford Crown Court for 10 years and three months after Esther Martin, 68, was killed at his home in Jaywick in February 2024.

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