Sunday, October 7, 2012

911 calls released in dog mauling case

NORTH CAROLINA -- A 911 call sheds light into a fatal dog mauling in Robeson County.

Mary Jo Hunt, 54, was killed Tuesday afternoon while trying to break up a dog fight in her yard.

When police arrived, they found Hunt dead on the scene with several dogs on top of her.


 Investigators said the dogs were attacking a Pug when Hunt tried to break up the fight with a rake and the dogs turned on her.

Caller:  "(unintelligible) and the dogs about killed her."

Dispatcher:  "Oh my God!"

Caller:  "I don't know what to do to get the dogs off of her."

Dispatcher:  "Well, you don't go -- don't you try to go out there."

Caller:  "They almost took her arm off. Them dogs've about killed her."

Caller:  "You need to send somebody with reinforcements. Okay, 'cuz an ambulance gets out here. They can't get her out."

Caller:  "You need somebody out there now. I ain't lyin'!"


Seven pit bulls that were involved in the attack were euthanized Friday. Two remaining dogs will continue to be assessed and remain in isolation.

The Pug was also killed by the pit bulls and found in the yard with Hunt.

(abc11.com-Oct 5, 2012)

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