The dog walker who was mauled to death by dogs at a Surrey beauty spot has finally been named.

Natasha Johnston, 28,from London, died in a frenzied attack by the animals at the Gravelly Hill beauty spot, near Caterham, Surrey, on Jan 12.

An inquest into the tragedy will open at Surrey Coroners Court on Tuesday.

Eight dogs were seized at the scene, with forensic analysis still ongoing, and police said no prosecutions will be brought against individuals.

The Surrey Coroner had refused to release the name of a dog walker on Friday, a day after the police closed their investigation and handed the Coroner a file, despite a requirement to make it public.

The Coroner had rejected arguments, made over multiple days by The Telegraph, stressing the public interest and the principle of open justice surrounding inquests.

It comes amid heightened concern among members of the dog walking community and local people in south London and Surrey after two weeks with little information about what happened at Gravelly Hill. 

None of the dogs were banned breeds, with two Dachshunds and a Leonberger among them. At least two of the dog owners live in the South Croydon area of London.

In an earlier statement, Ms Johnston's at that point unnamed family said their grief was an "extremely difficult time".

The fatal attack has prompted concern about contradictory regulations, with councils setting different limits on dogs that can be walked by one person, often between four and six.

The 28-year-old is understood to have been with eight dogs when a number of them turned on her as she walked at Gravelly Hill, a popular walking spot in Surrey that borders the M25.

As she tried to fight off the dogs, she is understood to have screamed at two horsewomen who stumbled on the scene to “go back”.

An unseated rider, 60-year-old Susan Dove, said: “We could hear shouting and screaming. I thought ‘oh my God, this is awful’.”

Locals also claimed that a few days before her death, the dog walker was “agitated and struggling to control” the pets in her care. 

Another woman who suffered dog bites in the confusion was later discharged from hospital.

The number of injuries from dog bites has been increasing in recent years. Between 1998 and 2018, hospital admissions for dog-related injuries doubled in England, with about 8,000 people admitted each year.