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Woman killed in dog attack was ‘one in a million mum’

Ann Dunn, 65, died following the attack at a home in Kirkdale, Liverpool, on Monday.

Eleanor Barlow
Thursday 06 October 2022 06:33 EDT
Ann Dunn, who died following a dog attack at a home in Kirkdale, Liverpool (Family handout/PA)
Ann Dunn, who died following a dog attack at a home in Kirkdale, Liverpool (Family handout/PA)

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The family of a woman who died after a dog attack has described her as a “one in a million mum”.

Ann Dunn, 65, died following the attack at a home in Kirkdale, Liverpool, on Monday.

In a statement released through police on Thursday, her family said: “Our one in a million mum.

Life will never be the same without you.”

Officers were called to the house in St Brigid’s Crescent by the North West Ambulance Service at 4.25pm, a spokesman for Merseyside Police said.

Ms Dunn was pronounced dead at the scene.

The force said five American bulldogs were handed over and humanely destroyed following the incident.

A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of owning a dog dangerously out of control and has since been released on conditional bail.

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