XL bully owner says he ‘never saw fatal attack coming in a million years’

Ashley Warren is on trial at Chelmsford Crown Court accused of owning or being in charge of two XL bully dogs that killed 68-year-old Esther Martin (Picture: PA)

An aspiring rapper whose XL bullies killed a grandmother has told jurors he ‘never thought in a million years’ the ‘loving, friendly’ dogs would attack someone.

Ashley Warren, 41, left 68-year-old Esther Martin at his home in Jaywick, Essex, with 10 of the dogs on February 3, 2024 – two days after the breed was banned in the UK.