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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod Minchin

XL bully owner pleads guilty after fatal dog attack in Bristol flat

  • Kelcie Reed, 24, pleaded guilty to being in charge of an out-of-control XL bully that caused the death of a teenager.
  • The dog, named Prince, fatally injured 19-year-old Morgan Dorsett inside a Bristol flat on 26 February last year.
  • Ms Dorsett, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, sustained fatal bites to her neck during the incident.
  • The XL bully dog was subsequently put down following the attack.
  • Reed entered her guilty plea “on a basis,” which means that while she pleads guilty, she disputes part of the prosecution’s case.

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