By Press Association 2021
Lucille Downer
The family of a great-grandmother who was killed in a sustained attack by two dogs in her garden have said they will “miss her dearly”.
Lucille Downer, 85, suffered multiple injuries in the “horrific” incident on Friday afternoon on Boundary Avenue in Rowley Regis, West Midlands Police said.
The owner of the two dogs, a 43-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of being the person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, causing death.
Flowers outside the house on Boundary Avenue in Rowley Regis (Jacob King/PA)
He has been released on conditional bail pending further inquiries.
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The great-grandmother who was mauled to death by escaped dogs in Rowley Regis has been named.
Lucille Downer, 85, suffered multiple injuries in the “horrific” incident on Friday afternoon on Boundary Avenue, West Midlands Police said.
The owner of the two dogs, a 43-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of being the person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, causing death.
He has been released on conditional bail pending further inquiries.
Police said the animals had escaped a neighbouring property through a hole in the fence before the attack.
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