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A mum tragically died when one of her two pet dogs bit her as she fed them McDonald's chicken nuggets, an inquest heard.

Michelle Hempstead was trowing the snacks to her Pomeranian dog called Pom and a mastiff rottweiler cross called Trigg.

The 34-year-old, of Southend in Essex, was feeding the pets inside her flat on July 29 last year when the larger dog, Trigg, caught her upper left arm and an artery.

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He was snapping at Pom at the time, the inquest was told.

Essex senior coroner Lincoln Brookes said Pom "had a go at Trigg" and Trigg "did go to bite him or snap at him, and this is a big do

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