A 35-year-old woman died after getting attacked by two pit bulls at the Fontana home where she was staying, Fontana police said.
Juanita L. Sanchez was injured on Sunday, Nov. 3, and pronounced dead that day at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, according to the San Bernardino Coroner’s Office.
The family had taken in four stray pit bulls some months earlier, said Sgt. Nathan Weiske, a Police Department spokesperson. The family later invited Sanchez, a family friend, to live with them.
There had been no problems between Sanchez and the dogs, Weiske said.
But around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Sanchez and another resident were in the backyard of the home in the 13800 block of Jurupa Avenue when suddenly two of the dogs bit Sanchez in the neck.
Two other people were injured attempting to rescue Sanchez.
“They were feverishly trying to pull them off of her,” Weiske said.
Animal control officers euthanized the two dogs, he said.
Investigators recommended that no criminal charges be brought.
“They could tell that this was just a horrifically tragic accident,” the sergeant said.
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