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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-06-18-dogkillswoman_N.htm?csp=34
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A 1-year-old dog apparently turned on its owner, killing her with bites to her throat and arm, authorities said.
Phyllis G. Carroll, 63, was mauled by one of her two black chow mix dogs around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, said Fayette County Coroner Joe Todd. Both dogs will be destroyed at the request of the victim's family, he said.
Carroll kept the dogs, a male and female from the same litter, in a yard behind her home in Connersville, about 45 miles east of Indianapolis. There were no witnesses, but Todd said authorities believed the male dog, which was the larger of the two, attacked Carroll.
The dog bit Carroll in the arm as she carried treats out from the house, then bit her throat after she fell to the ground. Eight sets of bite marks were found on Carroll and she bled to death from her wounds, Todd said.
Friends said Carroll had become increasingly afraid of the aggressive dogs, Todd said.