Fort Worth woman dies after being mauled by dog in her home
A woman who had suffered several bites from a dog during an attack in her home died Sunday night at a local hospital, according to a city official and officials with the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The dog was in the custody of animal control officials on Monday.
No other injuries were reported..
The woman was identified as Sharon Rene Baldwin, 60, according to the medical examiner’s website on Monday.
The medical examiner’s office listed her cause of death as “mauling by canine.”
She was pronounced dead at 10:33 p.m. Sunday at John Peter Smith Hospital.
The attack occurred in Baldwin’s south Fort Worth home on March 28, officials said
A man who stayed at Baldwin’s home told animal control officials that he had found the stray dog several days before the attack.
The dog had been staying inside of the home without any problems, city officials said.
At some point on March 28, Baldwin either rolled over the dog in her wheelchair or fall on the canine, prompting the dog to attack her, authorities said.
Baldwin suffered bites to her arm, shoulder and neck.
The dog was turned over to animal control and is being evaluated.
City officials said they do not euthanize all dogs that bite.
