Overview
- Jamie-Lea Biscoe, 19, was found with a neck wound at her Leaden Roding home late Friday and was pronounced dead at the scene in what police believe was a dog attack.
- Essex Police seized three dogs from the property and arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of being in charge of a dangerously out-of-control dog causing death, then bailed him until July.
- Officers said a post-mortem was due Sunday and forensic work is ongoing to confirm the animal’s exact breed after initial reports described a lurcher cross.
- The victim’s father says he discovered his daughter and was injured when the family pet, a seven-year-old dog called Shy, bit off part of his ear as he tried to give CPR.
- Specialist officers are supporting the family as the force appeals for information, and local tributes and church prayers reflect shock over a fatal attack involving a long-time household pet.