MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS — Warren County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to a rural Monmouth home at 8:20 p.m. Thursday after a neighborhood report of someone calling for help.
The first deputy on the scene discovered a woman being mauled by two American Bulldogs. The Deputy destroyed both animals in order to save the woman, according to a news release from the Warren County Sheriff’s Department.
The 36-year-old woman who lived at the address where the animals were kenneled, was taken by ambulance to OSF Holy Family Medical Center for treatment. Her condition is unknown. The sheriff’s department is withholding the name of the victim and address of the incident.
Warren County Sheriff Martin Edwards said this morning that the woman received “numerous punctures and lacerations on the lower extremities.”
He said the wounds required “closures” at the hospital, but he was not sure if she received stitches or staples.
Edwards said the woman’s name and address were not immediately being released because her condition was a medical, rather than a law enforcement, issue. However, after speaking with the Animal Control Officer, he said that may change and a second news release containing the woman’s name and address may be sent.
“Citations may be issued,” the sheriff said, although he did not specify the nature of any possible tickets.
The animals’ remains were taken from the scene by the Warren County Animal Control Officer for medical study.
The investigation is continuing.
(The Register-Mail - May 20, 2011)
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