Virginia: Lawsuit filed over deadly Pit Bull attack in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA -- A lawsuit has been filed in the death of a woman killed in a Virginia Beach dog attack.

The estate of Margaret Colvin is suing Forever Homes-Sanctuary, Inc. for $5 million.

Colvin, 90, was seriously injured in the attack on May 31. She was taken to the hospital, but died the next day.

Colvin’s daughter, Linda, told 10 On Your Side it was a vicious and unprovoked attack. Linda said she just adopted the one-year-old, 50-pound American Pit Bull Terrier — named Blue — hours before the attack.

 

She said she adopted the dog from Forever Home Rehabilitation Center after seeing a posting on Craigslist to adopt the dog for $20.

The lawsuit claims the dog had a history of biting people and that Forever-Homes knew or should have known about Blue’s history.

In a statement released after the attack, Forever-Homes said they send their condolences to the victim’s family and that Blue never showed any aggression at the facility.

Police said on June 8 that the dog had been euthanized.

 

 

(WAVY-TV - August 25, 2017)

Earlier:

• Virginia: Forever Home Rehabilitation Center convinced family to adopt their pit bull; within hours it mauled a woman to death
• Virginia: Woman claims she warned adoption center of Pit Bull’s aggression before deadly attack on elderly woman
• Virginia: After adopting out killer pit bull, Forever Home operators Toni Enright and Jamie Cochran could be in some serious trouble - and not just with the Pit Bull

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• How multi-state effort to save the pit bull Blue led to Code Blue for Margaret Colvin. Reportedly surrendered for biting a child,  Blue was routed through five rescue programs in six months before killing 90-year-old