Police in rural Virginia, USA, have released disturbing details about a woman who they say was killed by her two dogs while taking them for a walk last week.
Four days after 22 year-old Bethany Stephens, was found police held a second press conference to describe her death and refute rumours of foul play.
When deputies found the dogs on Friday they were guarding what police at first thought was an animal carcass. But the body was Stephens’s, and police say the pit bulls were eating her.
The two dogs have since been put down with the family’s permission.
According to BBC News, authorities say the bite marks on her head match those of the dogs, and that they were not consistent with any other type of wild animal such as a bear.
The dogs’ bodies have been preserved for a post-mortem examination.
