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The owners of eight dogs seized by police after a professional dog walker was mauled to death at a Surrey beauty spot could be kept apart from their pets for a year, The Mail on Sunday has learned.
Determining what role, if any, each animal played in the attack and which one inflicted the fatal wound was described by sources close to the case as a ‘long and complex process’.
One said: ‘This is an extremely anxious time for all the families involved, For some, if not all, it is like being parted from a baby.’
Two pathologists have been assigned to the case – described by a source as a ‘canine whodunnit’ – and their findings will decide the dogs’ fate.
In custody: Leonberger Shiva is one of the dogs held in private kennels
‘The dogs aren’t going to be returned to their families for six to 18
