Woman, 19, killed in dog attack at house

A teenager has died following a dog attack at a house in Essex.

Police were called to Long Hide, in the village of Leaden Roding, near Dunmow, at 22:45 BST on Friday and found a 19-year-old woman with serious injuries.

Despite "the best efforts of emergency services", she was pronounced dead at the scene, Essex Police said.

A man, 37, from Dunmow, was arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury resulting in death, and remained in custody, police added

The dog had been seized and specialist officers ensured the scene was safe, the force said.

Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Hooper said: "I know this incident will be a shock to the local community.

"My thoughts, and those of us all at Essex Police, are with the loved ones of the woman who died yesterday.

"We will have officers in the area throughout today so please come and speak to them if you have any information or have any concerns.

"Experienced detectives are leading the investigation to understand exactly what has happened."

The force appealed for anyone with information, CCTV, dashcam or any other footage to get in touch quoting incident 1419 of 10 April.

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