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Kelly Fretwell, her daughter, mentioned Mrs Martin was visiting her 11-year-old grandson at a home in Hillman Avenue, Jaywick, at round 4pm on Saturday (3 February) when she was attacked by the animals.
Two dogs – whose breed has not been confirmed – have since been destroyed, with a 39-year-old man arrested on suspicion of harmful canine offences.
Meanwhile, Kelly paid tribute to Mrs Martin, who she mentioned was recovering from the tragic lack of a daughter two years in the past.
“She was wonderful. She was retired and attempting to carry her life again on monitor after the passing of my sister two years in the past,” she mentioned. “She came visiting my nephew and now she is useless.”
Kelly mentioned she was unaware of what had occurred till the police arrived at her door at 10pm on Saturday night time to ship the heartbreaking information.
“This is a really distressing time for our household,” she went on. “If somebody knocked in your door at night time to say that your mum had been mauled to demise, would you consider them?”
Essex Police mentioned they had been referred to as to the scene at simply after 4pm on Saturday, the place they discovered the sufferer critically injured. She was pronounced useless on the scene.
A suspect, who’s from the village, was arrested on suspicion of harmful canine offences and is being questioned by detectives.
The dogs needed to be destroyed and police mentioned that consultants would affirm their breed later. The scene is now secure for members of the general public, he added.
Chief Superintendent Glen Pavelin, of Essex Police, mentioned: “My ideas, and people of our officers and workers, are with the household of the lady who died yesterday. This incident will probably be an enormous shock to the neighborhood and I perceive their issues.
“We’ll have officers within the space all through as we speak so please come and converse to them when you have any info or are apprehensive. Experienced detectives are main the investigation to establish precisely what has occurred.
“I do know there will probably be hypothesis in regards to the breed of the dogs concerned. We’re ready for affirmation from consultants about this earlier than releasing additional particulars and I’d ask individuals to not speculate.
“If anybody has any details about what has occurred please contact us.” Contact the pressure on-line quoting reference 723 of Saturday, or info could be offered to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.