Doreen Richards Broadbelt enjoyed walking through her Miami Gardens neighborhood in the early morning to get to work. But, her family said, there was a problem that often bothered her: unleashed dogs.
The unthinkable happened Monday morning. Police say Broadbelt, 71, was mauled to death by at least one dog while she was walking to the nearby Walmart where she had worked for 13 years. Her body was found at the 1400 block of Northwest 196th Terrace in a field next to Norwood Elementary School. The disturbing attack shocked the neighborhood, where residents say unleashed dogs have become a serious safety concern.
At Broadbelt’s house, just a short walk away from where she died, her family is left horrified and grieving. She had four children and five grandchildren. Photos of them covered nearly every wall and table in her home.
“I was mortified,” said daughter-in-law Raquel Broadbelt. “That’s a horrific way for somebody to die.”…