Stray dogs maul sleeping 90-year-old to death in Kerala

Oct 27 2016 : The Times of India (Thane)

Stray dogs maul sleeping 90-year-old to death in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: TIMES NEWS NETWORK





Stray dogs claimed another life in Kerala on Wednesday with a pack mauling a 90-year-old man to death at Varkala here. Raghavan had been asleep on his verandah when he was attacked in the morning. He suffered serious injuries and was rushed to the medical college hospital here where he died at around 2.55pm. The gruesome incident comes in the wake of the August 20 death of a 65-year old woman, Siluvamma, at Pulluvila here due to excessive bleeding caused by dog bites. An SC-appointed committee headed by former Kerala high court judge S Siri Jagan -in its report submitted to the apex court last week -had sought immediate steps against the menace. Residents said Raghavan, who had been living in his son Murali's house, had a habit of sleeping on the verandah. His daughter-in-law had left the house, which did not have a wall surrounding the compound, to buy milk when he was attacked by four to five dogs.
A woman in the neighbourhood saw the dogs and alerted other residents who drove away the pack. They said they saw blood dripping from the dogs' mouths when they scared them away . Raghavan's face was disfigured beyond recognition as the dogs had bitten off his nose and lips.
Hospital sources said Raghavan had lost a considerable amount of blood, leading to hypoxia, a deficiency of oxygen in the tissues. He had breathed blood into his lungs Raghavan is survived by his wife, a son and three daughters.