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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Pol Allingham

Rapper whose XL bullies mauled grandmother to death told police ‘poodles are more aggressive’, court hears

An aspiring rapper whose two XL bully dogs mauled a grandmother to death had told police he thought poodles were a more aggressive breed than his own animals, a court has heard.

Jurors were told the mauling of Esther Martin, 68, was a “tragedy waiting to happen”, as Ashley Warren went on trial at Chelmsford Crown Court accused of owning or being in charge of two XL bully dogs that killed the pensioner.

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