A dog in the German city of Hanover is to be given a lethal injection when an autopsy result of its dead owners proved that it had mauled them to death.
The incident happened on a Tuesday the Staffordshire Terrier mixed-breed dog attacked the 57-year-old woman owner and her 27-year-old son in their apartment.
Authorities were alerted by the woman’s daughter late on Tuesday after which they broke into the apartment and captured the dog.
The daughter had contacted authorities after trying to reach the family members and being unable and then spotting the body of her dead brother through the apartment window.
Neighbors said the man was seriously ill and had been so since childhood. His mother was apparently a
wheelchair user.
The dog, named Chico, is in an animal shelter in the nearby town of Langenhagen and will be euthanized.
The incident, which shocked Germany prompted a debate about the rules of dog ownership.