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Posted: 10:15 AM Sep 6, 2010
Tenn. woman mauled to death by pit bull
A Tennessee sheriff says an 85-year-old woman died after being mauled to death at her home by her pet pit bull.
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ETOWAH, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee sheriff says an 85-year-old woman died after being mauled to death at her home by her pet pit bull.
McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy says Mattie Daugherty went into her home Saturday morning to check on the dog, which then apparently attacked her head and neck.
Guy told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that family members outside the southeastern Tennessee house didn't report hearing any sounds or screams.
Daugherty's family found her a short time after the attack and officers responded at about 11:45 a.m. EDT. Neighbors tried to kill the dog, but failed.
A sheriff's deputy finally got the dog off of Daugherty and another deputy was able to shoot and kill it, Guy said.
Daugherty had owned the dog for nine years and family members told Guy it had never caused a problem.
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Information from: Chattanooga Times Free Press, http://www.timesfreepress.com
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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