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Tragic End: Girl, 11, Mauled by Stray Dogs
24 May
Summary
- An 11-year-old girl was fatally attacked by a pack of stray dogs.
- The incident occurred as the girl was sent to fetch her uncle.
- Family declined a postmortem examination after the tragedy.
A devastating incident occurred in Shahjahanpur on Sunday morning when an 11-year-old girl was fatally attacked by a pack of stray dogs. The child, identified as Sawaliya, was in a field collecting vegetables with her father.
Her father had asked her to return home and send his brother when a pack of five to six dogs descended upon her. Passersby alerted the father, who rushed to the scene, but it was too late. Sawaliya sustained severe injuries and was rushed to the Government Medical College, where she passed away during treatment.
The family, deeply grieved, chose not to pursue a postmortem examination for their daughter, as confirmed by local authorities who visited them following the tragedy.
