Woman ‘mauled to death by two dogs’ as cops arrest man, 39, and put down beasts
A WOMAN has been mauled to death by two dogs as police arrested a man.
Officers were called to Hillman Avenue in Jaywick, Essex, shortly after 4pm yesterday where they found a woman seriously injured.
Cops believe she was attacked by two dogs and the animals were later destroyed.
A 39-year-old man from Jaywick was arrested on suspicion of dangerous dogs offences and remains in custody.
The woman died at the scene and Essex Police said it was trying to establish the circumstances which led to the incident.
The force added that there was no wider threat to the community.
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Although the breed involved is unknown, the attack comes just days after a ban on XL Bully type dogs came into force.
Chief Superintendent Glen Pavelin said: "My thoughts, and those of our officers and staff, are with the family of the woman who died yesterday.
"This incident will be a huge shock to the community and I understand their concerns.
"We'll have officers in the area throughout today so please come and speak to them if you have any information or are worried.
"Experienced detectives are leading the investigation to identify exactly what has happened.
"I know there will be speculation about the breed of the dogs involved.
"We're waiting for confirmation from experts about this before releasing further details and I'd ask people not to speculate.
"If anyone has any information about what has happened please contact us."
If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please contact police.
Please quote incident 723 of February 3.
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