Hawaii man, 71, mauled to dying by pack of canines in center of street

A Hawaii man was mauled by a pack of canines and left bleeding to dying in the course of the street in a “horrific” assault Tuesday morning, police stated.

Robert Northrop, 71, was killed when 4 massive canines charged at him unprovoked within the Ocean View Estates subdivision simply earlier than 9 a.m., in accordance with the Hawaii Police Division.

A neighbor stated he heard a commotion exterior his Ocean View dwelling and regarded out to witness the canines attacking Northrop within the roadway. He chased the canines away and referred to as 911, in accordance with cops.

Officers and paramedics discovered the sufferer mendacity unconscious in the course of the road once they arrived.

Medics rushed Northrop into an ambulance, however he died on the best way to the Kona Neighborhood Hospital, police stated.

“There may be presently no proof that the sufferer provoked this horrific assault,” Hawaii Police Chief Ben Moszkowicz stated. “This incident is a mindless tragedy that would have been prevented.”

The canines’ house owners weren’t dwelling on the time of the assault and it’s unclear how the animals received unfastened.

Police are investigating the house owners’ actions and have categorized the probe as a “Negligent Failure to Management a Harmful Canine” case. The cost is taken into account a felony underneath Hawaii regulation and if convicted, the house owners may resist 10 years in jail and a most high-quality of $25,000.

They’ve since surrendered all 4 canines in addition to a litter of 10 puppies to the Hawaii County Animal Management and Safety Company. Police didn’t specify the breed of the animals.

Investigators are additionally wanting into claims that the canines had beforehand been reported as stray canines, cops stated.

Simply final month, a 6-year-old boy was killed by his family’s dog in Florida. The three-year-old canine, which had no historical past of aggression bit the kid’s head and chest on the Fourth of July main specialists to imagine it could have been spooked by fireworks.