Old Woman Killed By Her Own Pet Dog in Lucknow
An 82-year-old woman was injured to death by her pet dog at her house in the Qaiserbagh area of the Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday 13th July.
Dogs around the world are known for their loyalty. However, in a shocking turn of events an 82-year-old woman from Lucknow has been killed by her own pet dog.Yes you heard it right, an 82-year-old woman was injured to death by her pet dog at her house in the Qaiserbagh area of the Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday 13th July.
According to police, Sushila Tripathi, a retired school teacher, was on the roof of her house on Tuesday morning of 12th July when her pet Pit Bull attacked her. Pit Bull is a medium-size, short hair dog, which is considered too dangerous to be kept as a house pet by untrained people. It is also listed as one of the ‘dogs bred for fighting in the UK's Dangerous Dogs Act, 1991, for purposes of public safety. After the dog attacked the old woman, The domestic help found her lying in a pool of blood and informed her son about it. The woman was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her dead, following which her body was sent for post-mortem examination.
The woman lived with her younger son. The family had two pet dogs, including the Pit Bull that attacked her. After this incident, A team of the municipal corporation reached Tripathi's residence on Wednesday morning of 13th July but found it locked. Dr Abhinav Verma, a Veterinary Officer at LMC, said "Our team went to the house to check if the family had a license to keep a Pit Bull dog as a pet. But because the house was locked the enquiry could not have been done." The officials also said that they don't have information about the dog and are trying to reach the son about it.
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