A mum of four died in hospital last night after she was savaged at home by her two pet dogs.
Mum-of-four Emma Bennett, 27, was found unconscious at her home in Leeds with horrendous injuries to her head and face
Emma Bennett, 27, was on a life support machine after she suffered serious injuries when an American pit bull and Staffordshire bull terrier turned on her.
One neighbour had called 999 after hearing shouts of “no, no, no” coming from her home on Monday afternoon.
Police found her unconscious on the floor of the house with horrendous head and facial injuries. It was feared Emma had suffered brain damage.
Emma lived in the terraced property with her boyfriend and the dogs. A neighbour said: “I wouldn’t have the dogs in my house – they are vicious animals.”
Witnesses spoke of “crazy” scenes as up to 30 police officers, including an armed team, descended on the street in Leeds.
One of the pets had escaped from the house but was captured by officers in a road behind the home. The other animal was found in the kitchen.
Another shocked neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I saw Emma in the back of the ambulance as paramedics were pounding on her heart. She was just floppy.” The woman added: “They were definitely dangerous dogs. One of the dogs seemed to be loose for ages.”
Another resident said she believed Emma may have been attacked while she was suffering an epileptic fit.
The neighbour said: “We’d heard that a few weeks back the pit bull started getting really nasty with her because she is epileptic. Apparently, it wanted to go for her whenever she was having a fit.
“I think she has had a fit and the pit bull has got hold of her.”
Emma, who is thought to have moved into the street in the Osmondthorpe area of the city two years ago, is said to have suffered so badly from epilepsy it stopped her from working.
The pit bull and the Staffordshire bull terrier were alive and being kept in kennels yesterday as detectives continued their investigation into the attack.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said last night: “Two dogs were seized following the incident and police inquiries remain ongoing this evening.
“Officers would like to speak to anybody who has information about the incident and the dogs involved in it.
“Anyone who has information should contact Protective Services on 101.”
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