Boston Woman, 73, Is Fatally Mauled by Her Own Dog

A Massachusetts woman was attacked and killed by her dog on Monday.

The three children of Jeriline Brady-McGinnis, of Boston, released a statement following her death.

“Our mother was a loving and caring mother,” the statement said. “The heart and soul of our family is gone.”

According to the statement, Brady-McGinnis cooked dinner for her dogs every night.

But on Monday, Nov. 18, at around 4:30 p.m., one of her dogs attacked her and her husband. When two police officers arrived, that dog wasn’t on the property. Officers immediately administered first aid to Brady-McGinnis and her husband.

“While they were there, the dog returned and attacked the two officers,” Deputy Superintendent Paul McLaughlin told reporters at a press conference on Monday, adding that the dog was subsequently shot dead.

“Given what he had done to the two victims,” McLaughlin said, “The officers made the decision to discharge and to put the dog down.”

The couple were rushed to the hospital. Brady-McGinnis had “life-threatening” injuries and died. Her husband had “very serious” injuries, according to McLaughlin.

Two officers were both transported by Boston EMS to a local hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police declined to confirm the dog’s breed, but CBS reports that the dog was a pit bull named Buddha.

“She’s very close to her animals, almost like children, I think. She took good care of them. She walked them every day,” her friend Jean McGuire, 93, told CBS. “She’s a wonderful person, very generous, very loving person, loved animals.”