XL Bully attack – latest: Woman killed by two dogs in Hornchurch named as neighbors fear for their children

As more details emerge about the victim, named locally as Angeline Mahal, we see a relative of the mother quoted in The Sun.

Describing her as “loved by everyone”, the relative, who did not want to be named, said she had asked him to get rid of the animals before the tragedy.

They added: “The bond with owners and their dogs is too strong.”

The woman killed in the dog attack has been named locally as Angeline Mahal.

Her Majesty’s Coroners East London have been notified of the woman’s death and an inquest hearing will take place in the future.

A sticker on the front door of a home where a woman was killed in an attack by the two Bully XL dogs warns “never mind the dogs”.

Under the opening text, the message jokingly added: “Take care of the children.”

The two XL Bully dogs that killed a woman in her Hornchurch home have been registered, police said.

It is among more than 55,000 registered with a certificate of exemption from the ban introduced per breed on 1 February.

Shortly after the ban, grandmother Esther Martin was killed by two Bully XL dogs in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex – but the force will not say whether they were registered.

According to the rules attached to the exemption certificates, anyone who owns one of the dogs must have the animal neutered, microchipped and keep it muzzled and on a lead in public, among other restrictions.

The attack in Hornchurch comes after mother and son Amanda Young, 49, and Lewis Young, 30, were jailed last week after an eight-year-old boy was injured in a “wild and sustained attack” by their thug XL.

The boy suffered serious injuries to his scalp, face and hands in the attack in the common area of ​​a block of flats in Wadham Road, Bootle, Merseyside, on February 10.

In March, Farhat Ajaz, 61, admitted owning a dangerously out-of-control XL thug who injured an 11-year-old girl and two men in Birmingham.

And in the same month four men were injured by a dog suspected to be a banned breed in Battersea, south-west London, after which the animal was shot dead by police.

On February 3, just after the ban came into effect, grandmother Esther Martin, 68, suffered life-threatening injuries in a dog attack at a home in Jaywick, Essex, while visiting her grandson.

She apparently tried to break up a fight between two puppies before she was attacked.

The BBC spoke to a dog trainer who lives in the house where the woman died.

Michaela Scott, who specializes in working with XL Bully dogs, said: “It’s very sad for the person, for the neighbors, for the local community.”

She claimed there had been an increase in people wanting help training their dogs since the new rules came into force following the ban in February.

She added: “Owners want to do what’s right for their dog … they want to know how to keep their dog safe, as well as everyone else.”

Neighbors say they were told to stay in the house “out of respect” before being evicted by police.

One man, who asked not to be named, said: “I was sitting in the garden when it happened. I didn’t hear anything, but I saw a helicopter overhead.

“I looked out and saw two or three ambulances and eight or nine police cars. I asked the police what happened, they said there was an “unfortunate incident”.

“Around 16.15 we were told to evacuate. I was outside for about half an hour while the police blocked the road.”

A woman said she heard barking during the incident and had previously warned her child against the XL bully dogs.

She told the PA news agency: “I said ‘don’t ever touch those dogs. They are dangerous’.

“I didn’t see anything, but I heard a lot of barking and I saw a lot of people outside.”

Neighbors described seeing paramedics administering CPR to the victim in her front garden.

A woman who asked not to be named said: “I came out of the house and looked to see what had happened. I hadn’t heard anything, but I saw a helicopter overhead and a lot of police.

“I was standing by the road and saw a paramedic doing CPR. Poor woman. It’s shocking.”

A man will be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday after his dog XL Bully attacked an 11-year-old girl and two men.

Farhat Ajaz, 61, pleaded guilty to three charges of keeping a dog causing injury while out of control following an incident in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, on September 9 last year.

The attack by the dog, named Tyson, resulted in injuries to the girl’s shoulder and arm.

And earlier this month, a 39-year-old man arrested in connection with the death of grandmother Esther Martin, who was mauled to death by XL Bully dogs in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, had his bail extended as inquiries continue.

Essex Police will not say whether the dogs have been registered.