This Tuesday, May 12, a woman was killed on the JT football field in Pirae. According to initial reports, she was mortally attacked by at least 5 dogs.
An 87-year-old woman died on Tuesday 12 May early in the morning on the JT football field in Pirae.
According to the first elements gathered on the spot, this regular visitor who was walking had been attacked by at least five dogs, apparently hounds.
She died at the scene.
Ramon Teihotua played tennis with a friend. He is still in shock: “It was excruciating. We played tennis and there was this granny doing her rounds … then I saw her on the ground with several dogs around her. I hunted 4-5 dogs and when I got there, I think she was already gone. She had lots of bites. The dogs came back to attack me … only pitbulls … it was really excruciating … the pitbulls were bloody, mean … we chased them with iron bars and rackets.“
The two owners of the dogs were placed in police custody. An investigation is under way for manslaughter. The dogs were captured.
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