Kelcie Reed, 24, has pleaded guilty to being in charge of an XL bully named Prince which fatally injured Morgan Dorsett, 19, at a flat in Bristol
A woman has admitted being in charge of a dangerously out of control XL bully dog when it killed a teenager.
Kelcie Reed, 24, pleaded guilty to being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, causing injury resulting in death.
The XL bully named Prince fatally injured Morgan Dorsett, 19, inside a flat at Cobhorn Drive, Withywood, Bristol, on February 26 last year.
Emergency services were called to the flat at 7.19pm where, despite their efforts, Morgan sadly died. Ms Dorsett, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, had suffered fatal bites to her neck during the incident.
The dog was put down afterwards. Reed, of Barrowmead Road, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, spoke only to enter her guilty plea. She was released on conditional bail until sentencing on July 9.
Ms Dorsett’s former head teacher previously issued a tribute, describing her as a “very kind and thoughtful person”.
Pete Lowe-Werrell, head teacher at Mary Webb School in Pontesbury, near Shrewsbury, said: “Our thoughts are with Morgan’s family and friends at this tremendously difficult time. We remember Morgan as very kind and thoughtful person who had a bright future ahead of her.”
And in a GoFundMe fundraiser for the family last year, a tribute read: “The tragedy of losing a loved one is painful, that pain must be unimaginable when you loose (sic) someone so young and in such a tragic way.
“Morgan was a a truly beautiful girl. One of the ‘blonde bombshells’. She was strong, kind, and so full of life. The loss will be felt by all who knew her and no more than in our close community.”
Ahead of Reed’s court appearance today, Detective Sergeant Rich Glanville, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: “This is a significant milestone in our investigation into Morgan’s tragic death last year. Her family continue to be updated on the progress of our investigation and supported by a specially trained family liaison officer.”
