Buren told how they heard a woman screaming on the street after a teenager was killed in a suspected XL bullying attack in a flat in Bristol.
Emergency services were called up for reports of the fatally injured 19-year-old woman in a semi-detached building in Cobhorn Drive in the Bishopsworth area of the city around 7 pm on Wednesday evening.
Despite the treatment of paramedics, the teenager died on the spot.
The police of Avon and Somerset said that the victim had been attacked by a dog, of which officers now believe it is an XL bully. From last February it became illegal to possess the breed without a certificate of exemption.
The dog was seized and stunned by officers before he was put down later.
Flowers were placed on Thursday at the Voorpoort to the building in Cobhorn Drive (Alex Ross)
A man and a woman who were both arrested in the twenties were arrested on suspicion of the leadership of a dog who was dangerous, causing injury to the death and possession of a forbidden dog breed.
On Thursday, neighbors spoke about the attack and their shock about the death of the woman.
Laura Gray, 32 years old, who lives opposite the address, said for the first time a woman heard screaming and screaming and crying.
“She walked outside and sat down on the front kick when the emergency services arrived outside,” she said. “She [emergency services] asked her 'the dog was confiscated', but she was not logical. She screamed, cried and was not logical. She was in shock. “
Mrs. Gray said she believed that the teenager killed a family member in the top of the upper floor.
“I had seen her outside earlier – she was sweet, bubbles, a happy young girl,” said Mrs. Gray. “Today everyone is shock. We can't believe it. I felt very tired about dogs. “
Doreen Tovey, 82, who lives a few doors of the building, said: “I heard screaming and commotion – a woman shouted on the street,” she said. “She was hysterical, she shouted,” They killed my dog. “
Doreen Tovey said she heard a woman screaming 'they killed my dog' after the attack (independent)
“I have been here since 1995 and nothing like this happened here before.”
Neighborhood inspector Terry Murphy gave a statement close to the scene on Thursday. He said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the young woman who have been updated about what happened.
“We understand that the local community will be shocked and sad to learn from these events.”
Asked if the dog was an XL bully, he said that the “early indication seemed that it was”. Intr Murphy was unable to provide information about the events prior to the attack, or about the victim because of the ongoing investigation.
He said, “A full investigation is now well underway to determine the full circumstances of the events that led to her death.”
The ban on XL Bully was brought in by the Tory government of Rishi Sunak after a wave of attacks in 2023.
Under the change of the Dangerous Dog Act, possession of the breed is prohibited, unless the owner has an exemption certificate for which he must take out insurance and keep the dog in public.
In the first five months after the introduction of the prohibition last February, however, the number of dog attacks in England and Wales increased by nine percent, according to data obtained by The independent.
Last month, police chiefs warned that the legislation would not be a “nocturnal solution”.
