Dies After Being Attacked By Her Dogs

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Bethany Lynn Stephens, 22, took her two pit bull dogs for a walk in a forest. But, the unexpected happened. The animals wounded and attacked her, killing her, People reports.

James Agnew, chief of police for Goochland County, Virginia, explained at a press conference that his father called authorities on Thursday around 8:20 pm. This, because his daughter had not returned to the house. Stephens was visiting his father, he did not reside in that town, indicates the People note.

What was the result that the medical examiners found? They confirmed that the injuries Stephens received were "consistent with being attacked by these dogs," Agnew said. "This was not a homicide," he stressed.

The two pit bulls were reportedly bred by Stephens from a young age, the victim's friend Barbara Norris told the local NBC-affiliated WRIC station. She even expressed that she did not believe that the animals had harmed her.

For his part, the police chief indicated that when the officers arrived, the two pit bull dogs were guarding the victim's body. In addition, Poeple's note that Agnew explained that it took them an hour and a half to capture the animals. On the other hand, pieces of clothing were reported to be near Stephens' body. "It was very clear that the woman in the forest had suffered very severe injuries consented to being attacked by these dogs," said Agnew, who claimed that in his 40 years with the police he had never seen anything like this. The primary traumatic injury was to the neck and face. "It seemed that she was lying on the floor, lost consciousness, and the dogs then attacked her to death," he said.