Owner Charged in First XL Bully Dog Attack Case Resulting in Death

Ashley Warren faces multiple charges after his dogs fatally mauled 68-year-old Esther Martin in Essex, marking the first enforcement of new dangerous dog laws.

• Esther Martin, 68, was killed by two XL bully dogs in Jaywick, Essex, in February.
• Ashley Warren, 40, has been charged with owning dangerously out-of-control dogs causing death.
• Warren also faces charges under the Animal Welfare Act, and for possession of a weapon and drugs.
• This case is the first since new laws on owning XL bully dogs came into effect earlier this year.
• The dogs involved were destroyed at the scene, and Warren is due in court on August 22.

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