MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The woman who was brutally attacked by dogs in Mississippi earlier this month died while in the hospital on Friday morning, according to the police department and the coroner’s office.
On March 3, Lakesha Newsom was attacked by dogs while walking on Highway 178 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Due to the severity of her injuries, she had to have an arm and a leg amputated while in the hospital.
Newsom had been fighting for her life at Regional One Health in Memphis for three weeks. Her mother says that they were trying to make her comfortable.
Sandra Harris, 54, the owner of the dogs, has been charged with aggravated assault, manifesting extreme indifference to Human Life.
According to the criminal affidavit, Harris is accused of purposely, knowingly, and feloniously causing serious bodily injury to the victim, Newsom, by negligently allowing her dogs to run at large, resulting in the dogs mauling and causing severe bodily injuries to Newsom, against the peace and dignity of the state of Mississippi.
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Newsom’s mother, Rosie Young, said while they are relieved by the arrest, it won’t restore what her daughter has lost…