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The lady that was discovered lifeless final week with accidents believed to have been brought on by her canine as an alternative died from a coronary heart illness, in keeping with the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The health worker’s workplace decided 65-year-old Carol Streit’s explanation for demise was from an arrhythmogenic proper ventricular cardiomyopathy, a illness the place fatty tissue replaces elements of the center muscle inflicting the center to grow to be weaker over time.
Streit was situated together with her Pitbull-mix canine on Dec. 13 shortly after 4 p.m. in a discipline southwest of East Buckeye Avenue and North Custer Road, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office stated in a information launch. A caller reported a girl mendacity face down subsequent to a canine “with blood on its body.”
The canine was appearing “protective” and “aggressive,” which prevented deputies and medical personnel from assessing her situation, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
Deputies ultimately coaxed the animal away from Streit and decided she was lifeless on scene.
Streit’s pants had been pulled down beneath her waist and he or she was sporting solely a sports activities bra. Her arms had been injured so badly that bone was uncovered, courtroom information stated, and her proper hand was lacking.
The accidents deputies believed had been brought on by Streit’s canine occurred after demise, the health worker’s workplace stated, referring to it as “postmortem animal predation.”
It under no circumstances contributed to her demise, however her demise was “sudden,” the workplace stated.
The canine is being held at Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service pending additional investigation, in keeping with the sheriff’s workplace. County spokesperson Pat Bell stated the canine has no chunk historical past. Streit adopted the canine in October from SCRAPS.