News · 2 February 2026
10 XL Bullies maul rapper's mother-in-law to death in Essex
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Jurors heard how 68-year-old Esther Martin suffered dozens of bites and died after 10 XL Bully dogs mauled her at aspiring rapper Ashley Warren's Jaywick home. The 41-year-old defendant allegedly left the grandmother alone with the animals—banned just two days earlier—to film a music video. Prosecutors described the February 3, 2024 attack as a "recipe for disaster," noting police deployed Tasers to enter the property where the frenzied dogs inflicted catastrophic wounds.
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