NEW ORLEANS — An elderly woman has died following a horrific dog attack in New Orleans East, where three dogs reportedly broke through a fenced yard and mauled the victim, officials confirmed.
The attack happened Thursday morning, March 20, in the 10200 block of Brookfield Drive. According to the New Orleans Police Department, officers responded to a medical call and discovered an adult woman, 81, who had sustained multiple dog bites to her body. She was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.
The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office has not yet released the victim’s name or the official cause of death. However, the Louisiana SPCA confirmed the woman later died as a result of the attack and issued a strong statement urging public awareness and responsibility…