Police confirm breed of dog which killed 'truly beautiful' Shropshire teenager
Police have confirmed the breed of a dog which killed a 'truly beautiful' Shropshire teenager.
Morgan Dorsett, 19, from Minsterley, died after being attacked by the animal at a flat in Cobham Drive, Bristol, last week.
Police subsequently put the dog down, but have now revealed that tests have confirmed it was an XL Bully, a banned breed.
The breed was banned in the UK last February requiring owners to have a certificate of exemption.
The ban was brought in because the XL Bully breed has been disproportionately involved in serious and fatal attacks.
Police said that a man and a woman, both in their 20s, who were arrested after Morgan's death on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death, and possession of a prohibited breed of dog, remain on bail while the investigation continues.
A fundraiser set up in Morgan's memory has now raised more than £7,200.
