Just to light some fire to this thread
KTLA News
6:25 p.m. PDT, August 15, 2011
PACIFICA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Preliminary autopsy results have revealed that a pregnant Bay Area woman killed by one of her pit bulls August 11 died from blood loss and shock.
The victim, 32-year-old Darla Napora, was pronounced dead on Thursday afternoon, August 11, at the couple's home in the seaside village of Pacifica, south of San Francisco, Pacifica Police Capt. Dave Bertini said.
The autopsy, along with an analysis conducted by dog bite experts, also determined that only one of the couple's two pit bulls, a 2-year-old male named Gunner, was involved in the attack.
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The woman's husband, Greg, told police he came home from work at around noon on Thursday to find Gunner standing, bloodied, over his wife's mauled body, Bertini said.
First responders to the scene found the woman unresponsive in a front room of the home with massive trauma to her upper body, Bertini said.
A second pit bull was found cowering in the corner.
Bertini said Greg told authorities that Gunner had been confined in a back room.
When the dog managed to escape and enter the front yard, officers shot it three times, Bertini said.
Darla was an avid pit bull lover and supporter of Bay Area Dog lovers Responsible About Pit Bulls, or Bad Rap, a group that tries to change negative attitudes toward pit bulls.
Impressions taken from both dogs show that all of Napora's injuries were consistent with bites from Gunner, and there was no evidence that the couple's other dog, a female, was involved in the attack.
Authorities are still trying to determine what prompted the attack, Bertini said, adding that no evidence indicating that the dogs had been trained to attack.
Darla was an avid pit bull lover and supporter of Bay Area Dog lovers Responsible About Pit Bulls, or Bad Rap, a group that tries to change negative attitudes toward pit bulls.
Greg says he's forgiven the dog and plans to bury Darla with Gunner's ashes.
Oh lordes....
