Mauled Ellie's grandmother 'nearly twice drink-drive limit'

A grandmother was nearly twice the legal drink-drive limit when her young granddaughter was mauled to death by the family dog, a court heard today.

Jacqueline Simpson, 45 – who smoked up to 10 cannabis joints a day – had taken a cocktail of wine, marijuana, sleeping tablets and medication for depression, Liverpool Crown Court was told.