Mum killed by her own dog just weeks after her daughter’s sudden death
A ‘bubbly’ mother of five is dead after one of her dogs turned on her in her own home – just weeks after she buried her own daughter.
Michelle Hempstead, 34, was attacked by one of her pets on July 29 but managed to escape and climb over the balcony rail of her flat in Southend-on-Sea.
She later died of her injuries at Royal London Hospital, an inquest was told, before it was suspended for three months pending criminal investigation.
Police said two dogs were taken from Michelle’s home, but it’s not believed either of them were a banned breed.