New York woman found in basement 'mauled to death' by her pet dogs
Police took the dogs away from the scene after sedating them
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Your support makes all the difference.A 68-year-old woman is believed to have been mauled to death by her pet dogs in the US.
Daisie Bradshaw's body was found in her basement by her daughter, who called emergency services telling them a pair of German shepherds could have eaten her mother.
New York Police Department (NYPD) said officers responding to the call in Staten Island found Ms Bradshaw beaten, bruised and unresponsive. She was declared dead at the scene, reports Inside Edition.
Two dogs were found in the basement and her body shows defensive wounds and bite marks, NYPD confirms.
A Police Emergency Service Unit took the dogs away from the scene after sedating them.
The New York medical examiner is to determine the official cause of death while the investigation into the fatal incident is ongoing.
In August, a three-year-old boy from Halstead in Essex died after being bitten by a dog.
A few days earlier, a man in his fifties in West Yorkshire was attacked by a dog and died from his injuries.
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