TRINIDAD & TOBAGO -- Police shot and killed a pit bull after it mauled an 84-year-old grandmother to death at her home in Maraval, Trinidad, on Monday.
Police said that Liliann Bunsie was bitten several times by the dog, despite the efforts of her relatives to save her. They said they fired 11 bullets to kill the dog, one of at least 10 being kept on the property.
The pit bull is described as a Class A dog in accordance with the Dog Control Bill, which states: "where a Class A dog kills a person or causes the death of a person, without reasonable cause, the owner or keeper of the dog commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of TT$200,000 (almost $30,000 USD) and to imprisonment for 10 years".
(The Gleaner - Aug 28, 2013)
