Elderly girl dies after pit bull assault at Denver-area dwelling

An 89-year-old girl has died after she and her 12-year-old grandson have been attacked by two pit bulls final week at a house west of Denver, members of the family stated.

Golden police say the 2 have been attacked Wednesday afternoon, and each canines have since been euthanized. The girl’s household confirmed on Sunday that she died and stated the boy, who was severely injured, has been launched from the hospital.

The victims’ names haven’t been launched.

Officers referred to as to the scene of the assault discovered blood main into the house and instantly went to the yard, the place the canines have been mauling the lady.

They used stun weapons and less-lethal shotguns however weren’t in a position to separate the canines from the sufferer till extra officers arrived. The boy, who escaped the assault and sought refuge at a neighbor’s dwelling, was finally air-lifted to a kids’s hospital, and his grandmother was hospitalized with important accidents.

Police say the boy and his grandmother have been acquainted with the canines. The City of Golden doesn’t have legal guidelines that ban sure canine breeds.