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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Jon Macpherson & Ellie Kemp

Woman died after being mauled by dog she took in as a stray

Tributes have been paid to an animal-loving gran who died after being mauled by pit bull she took in as a starving stray.

Anne Shields took in dog called Choccy to live at her holiday home but suffered "catastrophic" injuries in the attack. Her daughter Sarah, from Preston, said the 67-year-old couldn’t bear to cast Choccy back onto the street and that what happened to her is a "nightmare".

Neighbours heard Anne’s screams at her home in Macastre, near Valencia, and raised the alarm. Police who rushed to the address shot the dog so medics could reach Anne.

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Anne suffered "catastrophic" injuries to her head and arm after the dog turned on her, according to reports. She died the next day in hospital.

Sarah told the Sun how Anne wound up taking the dog on for good as all the animal shelters were full up. It hadn’t been her intention to keep the dog.

She said: "She was looking after him until she found someone who could take him. She stuck with him and then this happened. It’s a nightmare."

He daughter added a meeting had been set up with someone to take the dog on the day she lost her life. Sarah added: "She was so caring. This hasn’t really sunk in. We’ll miss her so much."

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