A 64-year-old woman is in hospital after being attacked by her own dogs Monday in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
The woman suffered wounds to her face, head and arms and was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a hospital in Montreal.
A witness had called the police early in the afternoon to report that a woman was being attacked by two dogs. Police found her in the backyard of a residential building near an elementary school in the community south of Montreal.
Police shot and killed a pit bull and confined a Boston terrier in an enclosed area before taking it to an organization that handles abandoned animals.
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Police say the woman owned the Boston terrier while one of her sons, who is believed to live with her, owned the pit bull.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu police spokesman Luc Tougas said there had been no previous complaints about the two dogs. He said no criminal charges would be laid in what he called a “very sad and unfortunate event.”
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