Suzanne Story was attacked by the animal Wednesday afternoon and succumbed to her injuries just as a medical crew from Norfolk landed to take her to a hospital.
Story’s stepfather, Randy Brown, says Story adopted the dog about a week prior to the tragedy in Virginia after seeing it advertised in a newspaper.
Brown says the pit bull’s previous owners told her it was well behaved and good with young children. They gave her the pet free of charge.
‘I think they had a problem with the dog and didn't know how to handle it, and they were just trying to get rid of it, and they did,’ the woman’s stepfather told the station WVEC. ‘Found somebody that would take it, and ended up with a death.’
Mr Brown wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday that he wants the pit bull's previous owners held responsible for his stepdaughter’s death.
Story’s mother, Debbie Brown, says the attack began at around 1pm when her daughter was cleaning the dog’s crate.
Story’s sister tried to pull the pit bull off the victim and also suffered unspecified injuries.
Suzanne Story leaves behind 15-year-old and 17-year-old daughters. Her Facebook page suggests that she also had at least three other smaller dogs and two cats.
Neighbor Jonathan Nash says he saw Story walking her new pit bull a few days ago and noticed that the woman was having trouble controlling the large brown-and-white canine.
Perquimans County Sheriff Eric Tilley says animal control officers were scheduled to euthanize the pit bull Thursday.
Story's estranged daughter Cheyenne paid tribute to her mother on social media, writing: 'I can't express how sorry I am I didn't treat you better... We had are differences but she was my mother.. And always will be ..R.I.P momma.'
In the comments section, the teenager came to the defense of pit bulls, saying 'Any dog can snap. This dog was very loving... She says it was her big baby,' she wrote.
(Daily Mail - Feb 11, 2016)
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