A 33-year-old woman who operated a pet training facility in northern Hong Kong has been found dead after being mauled by a dog, police have said.
Confirming an earlier South China Morning Post report, investigators said closed-circuit television footage showed the woman working alone at the facility at Ping Yeung Tsuen in Ta Kwu Ling when she was attacked by one of the dogs there on Thursday afternoon.
Assistant district commander Matthew Chan Kai-chak of the Border police district said the woman was trying to return a one‑year‑old mongrel to its cage after feeding it in the facility at about 2pm.
The one‑metre-tall dog refused and attacked her for about a minute, leaving wounds on her head, neck, lower jaw and both arms.
A source said the dog could be a mixed breed with pit bull ancestry – a type banned from import and breeding in Hong Kong – and urged the public not to discriminate against mongrels.
CCTV footage showed the woman and the dog leaving the facility and heading towards a lawn area.
