CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — An 86-year-old woman was mauled to death by two pit bulls while visiting a family home on Monday. <br /> <br />Bessie Flowers was visiting her daughter’s house on the south side of Charlotte when the attack occurred, police said. <br /> <br />Officials said Flowers suffered “fatal dog big injuries” and was pronounced dead at the scene. Sources told WBTV that she suffered injuries to the neck and lost a substantial amount of blood. <br /> <br />“The female is not a stranger or third party just walking down the street. This actually occurred at a family home,” Captain Todd Lontz said. “The dogs that are involved in this are actually family dogs.” <br /> <br />According to WBTV, Flowers was heading back into the house from the back porch when she either slipped or tripped onto a dog bed. The family’s dogs, two pit bulls, went over to Flowers and initially started playing with her while she was down. A police source told WBTV the dogs became more aggressive, and that the aggression escalated. <br /> <br />The dogs bit Flowers on the neck and the head. <br /> <br />Flowers’ daughter was eventually able to separate the dogs and get them off her mother. The daughter then called 911. Police discovered Flowers on the living room floor. <br /> <br />“After they arrived on scene, they located a female deceased, possibly resulting from the dog bites,” said Capt. Lontz. <br /> <br />Police said two “American Pit Bull Terriers” were involved. They said both dogs were properly licensed and vaccinated. The dogs were taken by Animal Care and Control for a 10-day quarantine. They will also be held during the investigation.
