Woman Attacked By Group Of Dogs In Aspen Hill

ASPEN HILL, MD — A woman walking a dog was attacked by a group of dogs Thursday in Aspen Hill, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. The attack happened on Robindale Drive near Veirs Mill Road.

Around 5 p.m., as the woman was walking the dog in the 12700 block of Robindale Drive, five other dogs escaped a nearby yard and attacked her and her dog.

Police said the woman, 28, had a severe wound on her lower left leg. She was hospitalized and released later that night.

The dog victim, a 7-year-old foxhound named Addie, was seriously injured. Police found her bleeding from her stomach. She's still being treated for "multiple life-threatening puncture wounds, lacerations and injuries," and is in critical condition, police say.

When police arrived, they found the woman and Addie on a porch. The dogs attacked again and police subdued them. Montgomery County Animal Services is holding the attack dogs, all pit bull mixes, police say. Their fate is unknown, according to a WUSA report.

The five dogs have been declared "dangerous" under Chapter 5 of the Montgomery County Code, police say, and will remain in custody while the investigation continues.

There have been no charges filed at this point.

This isn't the only dog attack this week. On Sunday, a Washington, D.C. woman was killed in her home by a mixed-breed dog, WTOP reports. In September, a Columbia woman was killed by a dog she had recently adopted.

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