Utah woman attacked by son’s pit bulls has leg amputated
By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times - Saturday, November 4, 2023
A Taylorsville, Utah, woman is in the hospital in critical condition following an attack earlier this week by her son’s pit bulls, with one of her legs being amputated as a result.
The 63-year-old woman was in the backyard of her home on Tuesday afternoon when the pit bulls, owned by her son, attacked her. Police did not name the woman or her son and do not yet know what led them to maul her.
There were seven dogs involved in total: a 3-year-old adult male and 3-year-old adult female, and five 3-month-old puppies, local officials told KSL-TV. The woman had purportedly gone out back to feed the dogs.
The attack left the woman hospitalized with injuries to her hands, face and legs, one of which was amputated, the Taylorsville Police Department posted on Facebook Thursday.
Police arrived to stop the attack, still in progress, and had to shoot the adult female dog dead when it broke loose away from officers, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. |
