Figures come as neighbour of London woman killed by her animals say they warned the dogs were dangerous

Figures show 400 XL bully dogs have been euthanised since the breed type was banned, as a neighbour of the woman killed by her dogs on Monday said they had warned their child the animals were dangerous.

The woman, in her 50s, named locally as Angel Mahal, was mauled to death by her two XL bully dogs at her home in Hornchurch, east London, on Monday afternoon.

Victim, who was in her 50s, pronounced dead at scene in Hornchurch and the animals seized

A woman has been fatally attacked by her two XL bully dogs at her home in east London.

The woman, who was in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene in Cornwall Close, Hornchurch, and the two registered dogs were safely seized having been contained inside a room, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan police said.