A Hawaii man was trampled by a pack of dogs and left bleeding to death in the middle of the roadway in a “horrific” attack Tuesday early morning, authorities said.
Robert Northrop, 71, was killed when 4 big dogs charged at him unprovoked in the Ocean View Estates neighborhood prior to 9 a.m., according to the Hawaii Police Department.
A next-door neighbor said he heard a turmoil outside his Ocean View home and kept an eye out to witness the dogs assaulting Northrop in the highway. He went after the dogs away and called 911, according to police officers.
Officers and paramedics discovered the victim lying unconscious in the middle of the street when they got here.
Medics hurried Northrop into an ambulance, however he passed away en route to the Kona Community Hospital, authorities said.
“There is currently no evidence that the victim provoked this horrific attack,” Hawaii Police Chief Ben Moszkowicz said. “This incident is a senseless tragedy that could have been avoided.”
The dogs’ owners were not home at the time of the attack and it’s uncertain how the animals got loose.
Police are examining the owners’ actions and have actually categorized the probe as a “Negligent Failure to Control a Dangerous Dog” case. The charge is thought about a felony under Hawaii law and if founded guilty, the owners might confront ten years in jail and an optimum fine of $25,000.
They have actually given that given up all 4 dogs in addition to a litter of 10 puppies to the Hawaii County Animal Control and Protection Agency. Police did not define the breed of the animals.
Investigators are likewise checking out claims that the dogs had actually formerly been reported as roaming dogs, police officers said.
Just last month, a 6-year-old boy was killed by his family’s dog in Florida.
The 3-year-old dog, which had no history of hostility bit the kid’s head and chest on the Fourth of July leading specialists to think it might have been startled by fireworks.
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