A 19-year-old woman who died after she was attacked by a dog in Bristol has been named as Morgan Dorsett, police say.

The teenager, from Shropshire, was attacked by a dog, believed to have been an XL bully, inside a flat in Cobhorn Drive in the Hartcliffe area of the city at 7.19pm on Wednesday.

Paramedics and police officers attended but Dorsett died at the scene.

Avon and Somerset police said the dog had been put down and work to confirm the breed continued.

A man and a woman, both in their 20s, who were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death, and possession of a prohibited breed of dog, have been released on conditional police bail while the investigation continues.

The force added that Dorsett’s family thanked the public for their support and those who had left flowers near the scene, in south Bristol.

At a press conference on Thursday, the neighbourhood inspector Terry Murphy, of Avon and Somerset police, declined to comment on whether the dead woman was living at the address where the attack happened, or if there had been previous police contact with the household.

He said: “Our thoughts, first and foremost, are with the family of the young woman who’s tragically died. They have been updated and will be supported by a family liaison officer. I’d also like to thank the officers and paramedics who attended … and tried to save her life. Support is in place for them.

“A full investigation is now well under way to establish the full circumstances of the events that led to her death.”