Police confirm the pets that attacked Esther Martin in Essex at the weekend were two XL bullies.
Esther Martin's family said she was the victim of what they believed was an XL bully dog attack in the seaside village
Essex Police said post-mortem examinations carried out on the dogs, which were destroyed, confirmed they were XL bullies. Ms Martin said the family believed the pets, two adults and puppies, were unregistered XL bully dogs which had been "kept penned in a small chalet".Essex Police said as well as the post-mortem examinations on the dogs an expert was brought in to examine their physical features - all of which were used to conclude the pets were XL bullies.
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