Overview
- After the judge summed up at Chelmsford Crown Court, jurors were sent out to consider charges against Ashley Warren over the fatal February 2024 attack in Jaywick, Essex.
- Warren denies being the owner of Bear and the person in charge of Beauty when the dogs were dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death, as well as a separate knife possession charge.
- Prosecutors argued Warren knew Esther Martin’s limited mobility made her unfit to control the animals, highlighting a pack totaling roughly 180–190kg.
- Jurors were told Martin suffered at least 60 mostly dog-related injuries and that police used Tasers and shields before entering the home.
- The judge reminded the jury the case is not about breaches of new XL bully regulations, which took effect two days before the mauling, but about Warren’s responsibility and reasonableness.