A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a woman was killed by a dog in south London .
The man is being questioned at a South London police station after attending voluntarily, police said.
Sources confirmed the arrested man was Alex Blackburn-Smith, who is believed to
be the owner of the dog.
Barbara Williams, in her 40s, suffered multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, in Demesne Road, Wallington, near Sutton.
Scotland Yard said the dog - believed to be a Belgian mastiff - was shot dead by police firearms officers.
Outside the property where the attack took place
Detective Chief Superintendent Guy Ferguson said: "We are in the process of contacting the lady's next-of-kin."
At least one other person is thought to have been at the property at the time of the attack but no one else was injured.
A puppy has also been removed from the property.
Police and paramedics were first called out at 8.57pm on Thursday, following reports of an animal attack.
A post-mortem examination is being arranged and detectives from Sutton Borough are investigating.
Belgian mastiffs - which can grow to a height of 32 inches (78cm) and weigh as much as 50kg - are not classified as dangerous under the Dangerous Dogs Act.
The law refers to four kinds of dog which are banned: pit bull terrier; Japanese tosa; dogo Argentino; and fila Braziliero.
Belgian mastiffs are said to be "calm and obedient" on website dogbreedinfo.com.
Ms Williams death is the latest in a series of serious dog attacks.
A four-year-old girl was scarred for life in October after being savaged by a Japanese akita dog in Lee-on-Solent, Hants.
In April, 18-month-old Zumer Ahmed died after she was mauled by a cross-breed animal at the family home in Crawley, West Sussex.
In February 2009, three-and-a-half-month-old Jadin Joseph Mech was mauled to death by two family dogs at the home of his grandmother, in Ystrad Mynach, South Wales.
The dogs - a Staffordshire bull terrier and a Jack Russell - were destroyed.
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