Police: Woman in critical condition after receiving severe injuries from dog

DIGHTON, Mass. (WJAR) — An 86-year-old woman was taken by helicopter to a hospital from her Dighton home after sustaining serious injuries in what police believe was an attack from a family dog.

According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office, the incident happened at around 2 p.m. in a house on Oak St. occupied by two people and an Austrian Shepherd mix. The woman received severe facial injuries in the attack.

An initial investigation revealed that the woman was mauled by the dog, which is now in the custody of Dighton Animal Control…

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