Woman mauled to death by stray dogs in Kerala

The hapless woman, Siluvamma, a resident of the coastal belt, was attacked by a large number of stray dogs at Pulluvila beach, according to her family. She suffered dog bites all over her body and succumbed to injuries while on her way to hospital. 

The dogs also attacked the local people who tried to rescue the woman by chasing them away. 

Siluvamma’s son Selvan, who was also attacked by the dogs while trying to rescue his mother, escaped by jumping into the sea. 

“My mother went to the beach in the night. As she did not return, I went out searching for her. What I saw was shocking. She was being attacked by over 100 stray dogs. She was bleeding all over the body,” Selvan told reporters later. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, another native of Pulluvila, Daisy, was also attacked and severely injured by stray dogs on Friday night. The 52-year-old woman said she was attacked by a pack of dogs when she went out of the house at around 11.30 pm. 

She was rushed to the government medical college here and was given a shot of anti-rabies vaccination Medical college hospital sources said though she had injuries on her hands and legs, her condition was stable. She was shifted to Pulluvila primary healthcare centre for further treatment on Saturday morning, they added. 

Stray dogs have been posing a great threat to people, especially women, children and the elderly in coastal stretches in Kerala, including Pulluvila, for some time. 

The issue has been a point of debate in Kerala for the last few years after increase in incidents of stray dog attacks and was also raised in the Assembly earlier this year.