A Nova Scotia woman was killed by her own dog while taking it for a walk on Tuesday morning, prompting RCMP to publicly warn area residents to stay inside before the animal was confirmed killed after it ran away. The dog, which had been acting skittishly, ran down a nearby dirt road, Parker said. RCMP officers combed the scene of the fatal dog attack on Tuesday morning in the small community of Middle Musquodoboit, N.S. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)The jogger told Parker that she had passed the woman and the dog sitting on the side of the road 15 minutes earlier. Dog found deadRCMP officers who met them at the scene agreed the woman was attacked by the dog, said Parker.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2020 12:33 UTC