Teenager 'killed by neck bites' in XL Bully attack

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A teen who died successful an XL bully canine onslaught sustained fatal injuries to her neck, the opening of an inquest into her decease has heard.

Morgan Dorsett, from Shrewsbury, died pursuing the incidental extracurricular a level successful Bristol connected 26 February.

Avon Coroners' Court heard a post-mortem introspection gave a provisional origin of decease arsenic canine bites to 19-year-old Miss Dorsett's neck.

The canine was enactment down and a antheral and a woman, some successful their 20s, were arrested but person since been released connected conditional bail.

Alexis Camp, coroners' officer, told the proceeding astatine the tribunal successful Flax Bourton connected Monday that Miss Dorsett's decease was confirmed astatine 19:29 GMT by a paramedic aft the incidental astatine Cobhorn Drive successful the Withywood country of the city.

The teen was past identified by her parent Marie Smith successful the mortuary, she added.

Ms Camp said: "Morgan received important canine bites to her look and neck, resulting successful her bittersweet death.

"I recognize that determination are household concerns regarding the constabulary transgression investigation."

Statements volition present beryllium taken from Miss Dorsett's family, constabulary and paramedics, with a afloat post-mortem study and toxicology study prepared up of the last inquest hearing.

Maria Voisin, elder coroner for Avon, said that due to the fact that of a "pending transgression investigation" she was not going to acceptable a day for that hearing.

Avon and Somerset Police had arrested the antheral and pistillate connected suspicion of being successful complaint of a canine dangerously retired of power causing wounded and resulting successful death, arsenic good arsenic possession of a prohibited breed of dog.

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