Elderly woman dies after stray dogs' attack in Kunak

28 Jan 2025 • 7:33 PM MYT
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By: Malay Mail

Kuala Lumpur: An elderly woman died after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs near the bus terminal in Kunak last Saturday.

The victim, believed to be in her 60s, was reportedly attacked by over 10 dogs, according to a report published in Buletin TV3 today.

Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});A viral video on social media shows the victim surrounded by the pack of dogs before they attacked her.

District Police Chief, Superintendent Sabarudin Rahmat, said the authorities received a call from a member of the public at around 6.30am reporting the discovery of a woman’s body at the bus terminal area.

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“There were bite marks on her body,” he said, adding that the victim had no identification documents.

Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Based on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, Sabarudin said the victim was attacked at 1.49am.

The body was sent to Tawau Hospital for a post-mortem, and the case has been classified as a sudden death.