Utah Woman’s Leg Amputated After She Was Attacked by Her Son’s Dogs in Her Own Backyard

Utah Woman’s Leg Amputated After She Was Attacked by Her Son’s Dogs in Her Own Backyard
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TAYLORSVILLE, Utah—A 63-year-old Utah woman had a leg amputated after being attacked by her son’s dogs in her own backyard in a Salt Lake City suburb.

Officers who arrived at the home in Taylorsville had to shoot and kill one of the seven dogs when it threatened them, according to a police statement.