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Pensioner with mobility issues left in charge of 10 XL bullies before mauling, court told
A pensioner with limited mobility was left in charge of 10 XL bullies before she was killed, a court has heard.
Ashley Warren is on trial at Chelmsford Crown Court accused of owning or being in charge of two XL bully dogs that killed 68-year-old Esther Martin. Warren, 41, left Ms Martin with the two dogs, named Beauty and Bear, and eight puppies at his home on Hillman Avenue in Jaywick, Essex, on 3 February 2024.
Jurors previously heard the aspiring rapper had asked Ms Martin, who was 5ft 3in, to look after the dogs so he could travel to London to film a music video. Summing up the case on Monday, prosecutor Chris Paxton KC said Ms Martin had "restricted" movement after a hip replacement, and arthritis and a limp.
This meant it was a "ludicrous suggestion" to say she could be deemed a "fit and proper person" to control the dogs. He said the pack's combined weight was between 180kg to 190kg, describing the dogs as "unpredictable, towering, muscular" animals.
"In old money that's about 26 to 28 stone, not of static Roman statues but living, writhing, fighting dogs. Dogs described by the defendant as 'bouncy'," he added.
The two adult dogs weighed 39kg and 47kg and each of the eight puppies were between 10kg to 12kg, the court heard. Warren had known Ms Martin for more than 12 years, so he would have been aware she had mobility issues and had "no basis" to believe she could "physically stop the dogs.
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