Girl, 10, killed by XL bully dog while home alone as inquest hears what mum found View Image

A mother came home to discover her 10 year old daughter had been fatally mauled by the family's XL bully dog, which was "covered in blood", an inquest has been told.

Savannah Bentham was by herself in the static caravan where she lived with her parents in the village of East Heslerton, in North Yorkshire, when she was set upon by the six year old family pet, Biggie, a police officer informed a coroner on Tuesday.

Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Wilkinson told a hearing in Northallerton how Savannah's mother, Tracey Bentham, had nipped out to ask a relative to repair a faulty gas cannister connection, and came back to discover the horrific scene.

Mr Wilkinson said: "Savannah was in a foetal

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