LaKesha Newsom, a mother of three, was found critically injured in a ditch after being attacked by dogs on March 3 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, according to multiple reports. She was conscious when found and told police she had been attacked by dogs, the reports indicate. Newsom was airlifted to Regional One Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, but flatlined on the way and was resuscitated, according to multiple reports.
Due to the severity of her injuries, she had her right arm and right leg amputated, multiple reports state. Newsom died on Friday morning, three weeks after the attack, multiple reports confirm. Sandra Harris, 54, was arrested on March 23 in connection with the dog mauling and charged with aggravated assault and manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, according to multiple reports.
A criminal complaint accuses Harris of purposely and knowingly causing serious bodily injury to Newsom by negligently letting her dogs loose. The incident is under investigation, multiple reports state. In a separate incident, a woman was attacked by a dog in a garden beside Harold Wilson Court in Huddersfield on Thursday afternoon, sustaining a wound to her arm, according to major media reports.
The victim was walking her own dog, which was on a lead and muzzle, when attacked, major media reports indicate. A man, 24, was arrested on suspicion of having dogs dangerously out of control, and two dogs were seized, major media reports state. The man has been released on bail pending further inquiries, major media reports confirm.
Tenants at Harold Wilson Court had previously informed Kirklees Council and police about aggressive dogs over several months, according to major media reports.