THE father of a teenager killed by her pet lurcher told The Sun the attack was “completely out of the blue”.

Jack Biscoe found 19-year-old Jamie-Lea at home with a bite wound to her neck from female Shy.

Emergency services were called to the property in Leaden Roding, Essex, at 10.45pm but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jack, 37, told The Sun that the blue-merle lurcher, which has been seized by cops, was the “softest dog”.

He said the dog had no history of biting or ­aggressive behaviour — adding: “My daughter was not killed by an XL Bully, she was killed by a genuine family dog.”

Horse trainer Jack described the seven-year–old pet, which he bought as a puppy at seven weeks, as Jamie-Lea’s “best friend” and said she even slept on his daughter’s bed.

“She was my daughter’s best friend and she still killed her,” he added.

He is now warning other families “just how quick a dog can take away a life”.

He said: “Witnessing the horror and destruction it has caused me, it’s not worth it. Treat them as dogs, give them their beds, be careful.”

Jack also urged other pet owners that dangerous dogs are not “breed specific”.

Jack said: “It turned very violent on Friday night and my 19-year-old daughter sadly lost her life.”

He added: “I thought I could trust that dog with my life and it took my daughter’s life.”

“I lost my entire life on Friday when my daughter was murdered by another member of my family” he continued.

The dad of one, who raised Jamie-Lea alone, discovered her unconscious in his bedroom after coming home from KFC with his partner Steven Daniels, 43, on Friday night.

She was collapsed on the floor between his bed and bedside table.

He said: “I found Jamie-Lea with a hole in her throat and she was dead, and I tried to revive my baby and whilst doing that the dog also attacked me.”

She bit off part of his ear, which will require reconstructive surgery, and left puncture wounds in his arms.

His other two dogs Bella and Mouse — Shy’s 18-month-old pups — were downstairs at the time.

Police seized all three animals and Jack was arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury resulting in death.

He was released on bail on ­Saturday night.

Last night, he paid tribute to his daughter, who recently finished studying childcare at college. He said: “She was my best friend.”

He described her death as “so painful”, adding: “I don’t know how to step forward without that child in my life. She was my only child.”

Jack explained that Shy came from a family member and was “the most loving dog you’ll ever meet”.

It’s quite out of the ordinary and not something I could imagine any of my animals doing,” Jack said.

He added: “this is the first time that it’s ever happened to me, I’ve been in dogs 30 years.”

Colin Spender, from the Canine and Feline Behaviour Association, said: “It’s very unusual for a lurcher to cause fatal injuries. It’s unheard of.”

But the expert, who has been training dogs for over 30 years, added: “Any dog is capable of causing serious injuries.”