Four dogs found in the home of an Irish woman who was mauled to death were killed by authorities, it emerged last night, as mourners held a moving vigil and released balloons in memory of the victim.
Nicole Morey, originally from Limerick city, had returned to a house she was renting in Fedamore, Co. Limerick, at around 11.30pm last Tuesday night after celebrating her 23rd birthday.
The moment she entered her home she was attacked by two of her four dogs, one of which is an XL Bully and all four are understood to be restricted breeds.
Armed police who arrived on the scene were forced to shoot one of the dogs dead, while the others were subdued with pepper spray, but when they arrived Ms Morey was said to have lost an arm and been attacked to the point of death. death.
A Garda source confirmed last night that “all four” dogs had been “destroyed” by authorities, while more than 200 people attended a vigil held in memory of Mrs Morey, at her mother Lisa Morey’s home in Bawnmore. View, Crossagalla, Limerick. .
Morey’s sister, Jolene Morey, led a countdown at the vigil before hundreds of colorful balloons were released into the sky and a selection of Morey’s favorite songs played over a loudspeaker.
Nicole Morey, 23, died after being attacked by her pet in the Fedamore area of Limerick on Tuesday.
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Morey’s sister, Jolene Morey, led a countdown at the vigil before hundreds of colorful balloons were released into the sky and a selection of Morey’s favorite songs played over a loudspeaker.
Mourners held an emotional vigil and released balloons in memory of the victim
The man who alerted emergency services to the deadly dog attack “did everything he could” to help her, sources close to the investigation into her death said yesterday.
The man had access to video feed from a security camera from the scene of the attack, but was not at the scene and was unable to physically help Ms Morey, who was already dead when police arrived.
After calling 999, which in turn alerted gardaí and paramedics, the man shared the CCTV footage with the victim’s family to alert them to the incident.
“The person who had access to the images and who saw the incident was not in the vicinity of the house and was practically helpless, so he contacted the emergency services first,” the source said.
The images were widely shared online by unknown people, prompting a Garda appeal on Wednesday asking people “not to share these videos, out of respect for the deceased”.
A senior Garda source confirmed yesterday that “all four” dogs were included on a “restricted dog breeding list” and are all banned in the UK.
However, in Ireland there is no such prohibition.
The senior source confirmed that Deputy State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster carried out an autopsy on Ms Morey’s body yesterday.
The source said the autopsy results were “not published for operational reasons”, although gardaí did not suspect foul play in Mrs Morey’s death.
XL Bully’s owner, Nicole Morey, was killed by her dog when she had just returned from a night out.
Ms. Morey is pictured with two pets. It is not known if any of the dogs in the photo were involved.
Nicole Morey was savagely attacked by the dog at a house in County Limerick at around 11.40pm on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene following the attack on Tuesday night.
Despite efforts by emergency services to save her, Morey was pronounced dead at the scene.
The senior Garda source said Gardaí were aware of speculation about the circumstances of the fatal dog attack. There was no evidence to suggest any foul play was involved, they said.
The investigation into Ms Morey’s death was continuing, led by Roxboro Road Garda Station.
Last night, members of Ms. Morey’s family cried and comforted each other under a canopy of multicolored balloons.
Morey’s death has sparked a debate over whether dogs like the XL Bully, suspected of being involved in his death, should be banned.
Rural Affairs Minister Heather Humphreys is responsible for the decision and set up the Dog Control Stakeholder Group in March. She has said that she will ban certain breeds if the group recommends it.
However, he said he doesn’t expect the group’s recommendations until the fall.
Since its creation in March, the group has met only once and another meeting is planned this month.
Sources within the group have said they are actively considering whether certain dog breeds should be banned, as has been done in Britain and the North.
However, other members of the group have indicated that it is a “hot topic” and “not a simple black and white issue, with knock-on effects for any decision.”
Due to cross-breeding, strains of banned dogs may be present in dogs that are not explicitly on the banned list.
