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- Title
Domestic Predation of an Elder: A Fatal Dog Attack Case.
- Authors
Le Garff, Erwan; Mesli, Vadim; Delannoy, Yann; Pollard, Jocelyn; Becart, Anne; Hedouin, Valéry
- Abstract
We present the case of a 91-year-old woman lived alone at her home with two domestic dogs, that is,, a Labrador Retriever and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and found dead. The investigation of the scene revealed that the Bull Terrier's jawbone and chest were covered with blood. The autopsy revealed multiple, histologically confirmed, life-threatening skin and bone lacerations without scavenging marks. The punctures and tearing of each of the wounds on the skin were compatible with bites. A left humeral fracture and multiple fractures of the right facial bones were observed. The death was attributed to external hemorrhages due to several dog bites. A veterinary physical and behavioral examination indicated that the Bull Terrier was involved in the attack. A domestic predation hypothesis was deemed here most likely due to the presence of food supplies at the scene, the dog's previous history of attack, and the breed of the dog.
- Subjects
FORENSIC sciences; DOG attacks; DOG bites; AUTOPSY; ANIMAL behavior; STAFFORDSHIRE bull terrier
- Publication
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2017, Vol 62, Issue 5, p1379
- ISSN
0022-1198
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1556-4029.13370