A 40-YEAR-OLD man has been charged over the death of a grandma after she was mauled to death by two XL Bully dogs.
Esther Martin, 68, was fatally injured after being attacked by the pair of hounds at a property in Jaywick, Essex, on February 3.
PAEsther Martin was mauled to death at a home in Essex[/caption]
John McLellanEssex Police said its officers were called to Hillman Avenue in Jaywick shortly after 4pm on Saturday[/caption]
Esther was looking after her grandson when the two dogs attacked.
The pensioner was sadly pronounced dead at the scene and cops confirmed at the time the dogs were destroyed.
Cops have now charged Ashley Warren, 40, over Esther’s death.
The charge is the first case of its kind since new laws on owning XL Bullies came into force this year, Essex Police said.
Warren was charged with two counts of owning or being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death as well as two counts of possession or having custody of a fighting dog.
He was also charged with two counts under the Animal Welfare Act, possession of a bladed article and possession of a Class B drug.
Warren is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday August 22.
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