Woman arrested after unleashed XL Bully rips apart schnauzer in Banbury park

30 March 2025 , 11:34

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Woman arrested after unleashed XL Bully rips apart schnauzer in Banbury park

A woman has been arrested after a dog died following the incident in a park in Banbury, Oxfordshire - police said the suspected XL Bully was not on a lead at the time

A woman has been arrested after a dog died following an attack by a suspected XL Bully on a walk.

Police had initially appealed for witnesses after a small white schnauzer and poodle mixed-breed was attacked by another dog that was not on a lead in a field between St Peters Church and Hanwell Fields in Banbury, Oxfordshire on Wednesday. The seven-year-old dog died at the scene and the offenders, a man and a woman, recalled their grey and silver coloured dogs - both suspected to be XL bullies - before leaving the scene.

Police arrested a woman in her 30s on Friday on suspicion of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control. She has since been bailed, and police said they are continuing their enquiries.

Two dogs have also been seized. A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: "A woman from Banbury was arrested on suspicion of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control. Two dogs have also been seized.

"It is in connection with an incident on Wednesday 26 March at St Peters Church and Hanwell Fields, Banbury, in which a dog, was attacked by another dog, and sadly died. The woman has been bailed and our enquiries are ongoing."

Sophia Martinez

World Affairs Correspondent