The seven-year-old lurcher, Shy, was seized by police
A 19-year-old woman died after she was bitten in the neck by her own dog.
Jamie-Lea Biscoe was killed at her home in Leaden Roding, Essex, on Friday by her lurcher, called Shy.
The seven-year-old pet, which was seized by police, attacked Ms Biscoe’s father when he found his daughter at the family home.
Jack Biscoe, 37, said the blue merle female lurcher was the “softest dog” and had been his daughter’s “best friend” since joining the family as a puppy.
Jamie-Lea Biscoe was killed at her home in Leaden Roding, Essex, on Friday
Mr Biscoe said he found his daughter unconscious in her bedroom on Friday night after eating out with his partner, Steven Daniels, 43.
When he attempted to help her, the dog bit off part of his right ear and punctured his arm.
“I walked in and my partner Steven fed the dogs and I went upstairs,” he said. “I found Jamie-Lea with a hole in her throat and she was dead, and I tried to revive my baby and, whilst doing that, the dog also attacked me.
“My ear, my arms. Unfortunately, I couldn’t save my daughter.”
Mr Biscoe, a single father, managed to escape. The emergency services were called and his daughter was pronounced dead at her home.
Police seized the lurcher and its two 18-month-old puppies, and arrested Mr Biscoe on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury resulting in death.
He has since been released on bail.
Jack Biscoe said he found his daughter wounded in her bedroom and was then attacked by the dog himself
“Shy was a lurcher, a long-coated lurcher, blue merle,” Mr Biscoe said. “A beautiful dog. She came from a family member so I knew all of her background. Really, for me, nothing to worry about.
“We raised her for seven years. The most loving dog you will ever meet and so this is quite out of the ordinary and not something that I could ever imagine any of my animals doing.”
Mr Biscoe said the dog had slept on his daughter’s bed and was highly affectionate, saying: “It was my daughter’s best friend, but she still killed her.”
He added: “I lost my entire life on Friday when my daughter was murdered by another member of my family.”
Lurchers are not a banned breed and Mr Biscoe said the dog had never been aggressive previously.