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Man who owned XL bully dog that fatally mauled woman jailed for 10 years
Prosecutors said Warren left Esther Martin with the dogs and eight puppies while he traveled to London, and jurors found he ignored the new XL bully rules.
- On Tuesday, Chelmsford Crown Court sentenced Ashley Warren to 10 years and three months in prison for owning the XL bully dog that fatally mauled 68-year-old Esther Martin in February 2024.
- Warren had left the pensioner with two XL bully dogs and eight puppies at his Jaywick home to film a music video, despite Martin's limited mobility and lack of dog training experience.
- Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson noted this was the "first person to be killed by an XL bully dog after the new law came into force," citing a sustained 12-minute attack.
- Esther Martin's daughter, Sonia Martin-Coppen, wept while addressing Warren, concluding, "My mother always said 'God always pays his debts.'" Her brother Paul Martin described living with trauma from her death.
- Police visited the property 11 days before the attack, during which Warren lied to officers about exemption certificates, claiming "my boy's got papers already.
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