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| Man accused of murder and assault | Man accused of murder and assault |
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| A man is due in court charged with murdering a woman and attacking a man whose granddaughter was fatally mauled by two Rottweiler dogs. | A man is due in court charged with murdering a woman and attacking a man whose granddaughter was fatally mauled by two Rottweiler dogs. |
| The 26-year-old is charged with killing Debra Larn, 47, and attacking her partner John Brightwell, 50, in Beaumont Leys, Leicester, on Sunday. | The 26-year-old is charged with killing Debra Larn, 47, and attacking her partner John Brightwell, 50, in Beaumont Leys, Leicester, on Sunday. |
| The day before, Mr Brightwell's five-month-old granddaughter, Cadey-Lee Deacon, had been killed by the dogs. | The day before, Mr Brightwell's five-month-old granddaughter, Cadey-Lee Deacon, had been killed by the dogs. |
| Her death is not being linked by police to Sunday's attack. | Her death is not being linked by police to Sunday's attack. |
| The defendant is due to appear before Leicester Magistrates' Court and is charged with grievous bodily harm in connection with the attack on Mr Brightwell. | The defendant is due to appear before Leicester Magistrates' Court and is charged with grievous bodily harm in connection with the attack on Mr Brightwell. |
| 'Beautiful girl' | 'Beautiful girl' |
| Cadey-Lee was attacked on Saturday at The Rocket pub in Leicester. | Cadey-Lee was attacked on Saturday at The Rocket pub in Leicester. |
| The two dogs, which lived at the pub, were put down after the attack. | The two dogs, which lived at the pub, were put down after the attack. |
| In a statement Cadey-Lee's mother Amy Deacon and her partner Lee Burchell, who managed the pub, said: "Words cannot express our devastation at what has happened. We just cannot believe that Cadey-Lee is gone. | In a statement Cadey-Lee's mother Amy Deacon and her partner Lee Burchell, who managed the pub, said: "Words cannot express our devastation at what has happened. We just cannot believe that Cadey-Lee is gone. |
| Flowers have been left outside the pub where the baby died | Flowers have been left outside the pub where the baby died |
| "She was such a beautiful little girl. We loved her so much and we just can't accept that something like this could have happened. How do you come to terms with such a tragedy?" | "She was such a beautiful little girl. We loved her so much and we just can't accept that something like this could have happened. How do you come to terms with such a tragedy?" |
| Chief Superintendent Steve Pitts, of Leicestershire Constabulary, said the couple had been moving furniture out of the pub when the attack happened. | Chief Superintendent Steve Pitts, of Leicestershire Constabulary, said the couple had been moving furniture out of the pub when the attack happened. |
| "It appears that a fire escape door was mistakenly left open and allowed the family's dogs, Bruno and Bess, access to the living quarters," he said. | "It appears that a fire escape door was mistakenly left open and allowed the family's dogs, Bruno and Bess, access to the living quarters," he said. |
| He said the dogs made their way to the bedroom in which Cadey-Lee was sleeping. | He said the dogs made their way to the bedroom in which Cadey-Lee was sleeping. |
| "By the time Amy, Lee and the relatives who were helping them move realised what had happened, the dogs had attacked," he added. | "By the time Amy, Lee and the relatives who were helping them move realised what had happened, the dogs had attacked," he added. |