Dog in fatal attack confirmed as banned XL Bully

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An autopsy has confirmed the canine which killed a teenage miss successful a fatal onslaught was an XL Bully.

Morgan Dorsett, 19, from Shropshire, succumbed to her injuries wrong a level successful Cobhorn Drive successful the Hartcliffe country of Bristol astatine astir 19:00 GMT connected 26 February.

Avon and Somerset Police confirmed pursuing the incidental that the canine had been sedated astatine the country and aboriginal enactment down.

A antheral and a woman, some successful their 20s, person been released connected conditional bail they were arrested connected suspicion of of possession of a prohibited breed of dog.

They were besides arrested connected suspicion of possession of being successful complaint of a canine dangerously retired of power causing wounded resulting successful death.

A brownish and achromatic XL Bully wearing a heavy khaki collar with a buckle clasp, and a achromatic enactment lead. The canine is lasting successful a tract with greenish retired of absorption background, and is looking astatine the camera.

A neighbour who lives adjacent to the country reported proceeding "screaming" connected the nighttime successful question, and described the canine arsenic "big, butch and brownish and white" successful colour.

Anther neighbour told the BBC the teen had lone lived successful the spot a fewer weeks anterior to her death.

At a property league connected Thursday, Insp Terry Murphy from Avon and Somerset Police described the incidental arsenic "incredibly rare" and said a afloat probe "to found the afloat circumstances" was underway.

A fundraiser to assistance screen the teenager's ceremonial costs has amassed astir £7,000 successful conscionable 3 days.

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