Warwickshire family pet dog's bites did not kill ownertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 y& L5 T- Y# n K5 n
, _( [% q) b) G) h# Z3 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA woman found dead at home with bite marks on her face was not killed by the family dog, tests have found.
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Cassandra Smith, 49, from Donnithorne Avenue in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, was found dead on Tuesday morning.
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She had wounds where the dog, thought to be a bull mastiff-Staffordshire bull terrier cross, had bitten her face.
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A post-mortem test found she died of natural causes and was bitten after she died. Warwickshire Police said it was not treating the death as suspicious.公仔箱論壇4 c% z. m: M& o& f. ] W
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Police said the dog, which was approximately five months old and was found in a bedroom with the woman, had been destroyed following consultation with the family.os.tvboxnow.com% i5 _# ^0 d7 X# h6 H) c( t
. y" i$ f+ H, b+ C公仔箱論壇An elderly German Shepherd dog that was in another room in the house was not involved in the incident, police said.
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& v6 H# Q y/ S3 O7 Jos.tvboxnow.comThe force said the woman had told neighbours she had been feeling unwell on Monday night.
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