Abuelita dies after being attacked by two dogs in Italy

An 89-year-old grandmother was mutilated to death by two dogs after her caregiver let her go for a walk around the condominium where she lived in the town of Sassuolo in the province of Modena, Italia.La now deceased woman was identified as Carmen Gorzanelli whose address was in the neighborhood where she was attacked after her caregiver allowed her to leave her home without supervision. The events occurred last Tuesday, October 12 and according to the reports of the incident, Carmen Gorzanelli, 89, left her house alone and began to wander for several minutes through the neighborhood before entering a garden a few meters from her house, it is believed that the victim, being an older adult confused the two entrances. However, the door to the garden of that house was open as a young woman waited for her mother to return. The girl tried to warn the older woman about the presence of the dogs in the garden, but she did not listen to the warning and went on her way. It was when two American terrier dogs from Staffordshire threw themselves on top of her and mutilated her all over her body in multiple bites. The young woman who was in the house did not take long to contact the number of the emergency services to notify what had happened, however when the authorities arrived at the scene of what happened, the 89-year-old woman had died from her injuries. After the incident, just a few minutes later, the son of the now deceased, Roberto Neri, arrived at the scene, who without knowing that his mother was involved, questioned the caregiver about the woman and he assured that she was in bed. At first it was believed that the caregiver did not know that Carmen left home and only knew until Roberto was notified of what happened to his mother. The investigation of what happened is still ongoing, for the moment the police are carrying out a review of the images taken by the security cameras moments before the incident to establish the timeline of the facts and know the journey of Carmen from her house to that of the neighbor. Read more: Jair Bolsonaro says he is not to blame for ‘absolutely nothing’ of the pandemicIt is not clear whether the owner of the two dogs is being investigated, however the care of the woman faces a criminal investigation where it will be determined if she acted negligently.



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