Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
ESCAPED DOGS ‘KILL OAP’ IN HER GARDEN
Elderly victim found with ‘serious injuries’
AN elderly woman has died after being attacked by two escaped dogs in her garden, police said.
Emergency services were called to her home at around 3.20pm yesterday.
The victim – aged in her 80s – was found with “serious injuries” in Rowley Regis, West Midlands.
Paramedics tried to save her but she died shortly after.
It is understood two dogs, which did not belong to her, managed to enter her back garden and attack her.
West Midlands Police said she “sustained dog bite injuries”. A postmortem will take place to establish the cause of death.
A 43-year-old man was arrested after the attack.
In a statement, police said: “We were alerted to an elderly woman being found with serious injuries in a garden.
“Despite the best efforts of the emergency services she was sadly confirmed dead at the scene. It’s understood that two dogs – which did not belong to the woman – had managed to get into her garden.
“She sustained dog bite injuries although a postmortem will take place to establish the cause of death.
“A 43-year-old local man was detained on suspicion of being the person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and death is caused. “He remains in custody for questioning.
“Two dogs have been seized and will undergo examination to establish their breed. “A police scene and presence will remain in place as we work to establish the full circumstances of what happened. “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the woman at this deeply distressing time.”