Mother-of-five children KILLED by one of her own dogs at home – after her daughter’s sudden death

A mother-of-five is dead after being mauled by a dog at her home – she had lost her daughter just weeks earlier.

Michelle Hempstead, 34, was attacked by a Bullmastiff-type breed at her ground- floor flat in Southend, Essex, on July 29 and suffered lacerations to her left arm.

Neighbours described how Ms Hempstead had clambered over the railing of her balcony to escape, before collapsing near a play area.

Bystanders rushed to give her first aid after hearing her screams. She was taken by paramedics to Southend Hospital before being transferred to the Royal London Hospital where she died the next day. 

An inquest into her death was opened today but adjourned while a police investigation continues.

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Police seized two dogs – the other believed to be a Pomeranian – but have not destroyed either. The dog involved in the incident was ‘assessed by a dog liaison officer as not a banned breed’. 

Today it emerged Ms Hemsptead had died just a few weeks after she lost her daughter on June 4.