ARKANSAS -- Police in northeast Arkansas say a 75-year-old woman has been fatally mauled by her pet pit bull at her home.
KAIT-TV reports Cave City Police Sergeant Brian Barnett found Alice Payne dead in her living room Friday with bite marks on her face, neck and arms. Her daughter told police she witnessed the pet attack her mother.
The dog was put down by the officers and turned over to the Arkansas Department of Health for disease testing.
Payne's body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
The Sharp County Sheriff's Office is assisting with the investigation.
(KNOE - Sept 29, 2014)
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