Boyfriend of pregnant Leeds dog attack victim Emma Bennett charged

THE boyfriend of a pregnant woman mauled to death by dogs in her Leeds home has been charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act.
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Emma Bennett

Mother of four Emma Bennett, 27, suffered fatal injuries in an attack by at least one of a pair of dogs at her home on Dawlish Avenue, East End Park, Leeds, on Monday, December 9.

West Yorkshire Police have now charged two men with dangerous dogs offences.

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Miss Bennett’s partner Lee Horner, aged 33, of Helston Green, Middleton, has been charged with two counts of possessing a dangerous dog.

Nikki Cook, aged 29, of Normanton Place, Beeston, has also been charged with two counts of possessing a dangerous dog. He is also charged with breeding a dangerous dog.

The dogs involved are thought to be pitbulls.

Both men have been bailed to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court on Tuesday, February 4.