Dogs mauled a 72-year-old woman to death on Monday morning in Miami Gardens, and relatives say she had warned about a dangerous stray-dog problem in her neighborhood.
After a vocal outburst of intense sorrow, LW pointed to the field along Northwest 196 Terrace, where police officers found her mother, DRB.
“She talked about it every day,” W said. “She talked about it, and they did nothing about it.”
Police officers found RB shortly after 7:35 a.m., after she had suffered dog bites, and Miami-Dade Rescue personnel pronounced her dead, according to Diana Delgado, a spokeswoman for the Miami Gardens Police Department.
RB had decided to carry a stick that her daughter had given her to fend the dogs off. Other residents in the area near Norwood Elementary School also said they live in fear.
Animal services personnel also responded and were going door to door swabbing dogs to collect DNA in an effort to identify the culprits.
Miami-Dade County has a law prohibiting stray dogs, and officials asked residents to call 311 or 305-468-5900 to report stray animals in their area.
Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 to remain anonymous.
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Source: Local10
