Tributes to 'lovely' gran, 65, mauled to death by out-of-control dogs | The Sun
TRIBUTES have flooded in to a "lovely" gran mauled to death allegedly by a pack of "out of control" dogs.
Ann Dunn, 65, died at her home in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool following the incident involving five American bulldogs on Monday.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said a 31-year-old man had been arrested and the five dogs, which were inside the property, had been destroyed.
Neighbours had reported hearing a woman’s screams at around 4pm on the day of the attack.
One neighbour, who asked not to be named, lead tributes to the "lovely" gran who worked as a cleaner.
They told The Mirror: “She was lovely, really funny, such a happy girl. She had not long ago been on holiday with her daughter.
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“I used to see her walking to work, no matter the weather, come rain or shine she’d always walk down and never missed a day.”
Another added: "She always used to stop and chat and she was always smiling."
Following the attack neighbours said they saw people gathered in the street on the phone.
Police were called to the house on St Brigid's Crescent by the North West Ambulance Service at 4.25pm.
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But the gran was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
One resident of 38-years claimed there had been a "huge increase" in the number of fatal dog attacks in the area.
Following the horror, a police spokesperson said: "Five American bulldogs, which were inside the property, were handed over and have since been humanely destroyed."
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Detective Inspector Katie Coote said: "This is clearly a very distressing incident and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the lady who died."
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 22000731247.
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