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Grandmother Dies From Injuries Sustained in Horrific Pit Bull Attack

  • Rita Pepe fought valiantly for her life for over a month before succumbing to her injuries
  • She made it 93 wonderful years until she encountered this recently adopted pit bull while on her daily walk
  • “The owners were usually very diligent. They always had him on a leash, they were always training him,” said neighbor Charlie Davis. “From what I know, they actually even hired a professional trainer to work with the dog.
  • Witnesses thought pit bull was chasing a fire truck when it took the woman down like a wounded animal
  • Remember.  Pit Bulls are just misunderstood...
http://wtnh.com/2014/04/14/93-yr-old-woman-mauled-pit-bull-branford/
http://www.wsclancy.com/obituary

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