Rottweiler Kills
Suspected Robber
09:06 AM ET 12/14/99
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AP) - A Rottweiler
guard dog mauled and killed a suspected robber in a luxury
house in this southern Mexican city, and officials say the
animal will be put to sleep. State police agent Ruben Lopez
said the dog, named Chato, attacked the suspect in the garage
of his owner's house when the alleged robber was trying to
make off with stolen goods.
``The animal practically destroyed him with
bites,'' Lopez said. The Red Cross said the dog had pulled off
the man's right hand, destroyed one of his feet and caused
severe damage to his head.
The dog would be tested for rabies and put
to sleep, the state attorney general's office said. The
prosecutor's office said it had not yet decided whether to
bring charges against the dog's owner.
It was the second death this year attributed
to a Rottweiler in Tuxtla Gutierrez, the Chiapas state
capital. In February, a 3-year-old child was attacked and
killed in the yard of a house.
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