48-Year-Old Man Killed in Pet Pitbull Attack, Owner Booked

3 Months After Dog Bite, Salem Man Dies of Rabies

- RAJALAKSHMI SAMPATH & PRAVEENA S A @Chennai

A 48-year-old man died within half an hour of being mauled by a pet pitbull at Kumaran Nagar near Jafferkhanpet, Chennai, on Tuesday afternoon. The dog's owner, who also sustained injuries to her hand and leg while trying to restrain the dog, is undergoing treatment at a government hospital. She has been booked for causing death by negligence, police sources said.

The deceased has been identified as Karunakaran (48), a daily wage laborer residing at VSM Garden Street in Jafferkhanpet, where the dog's owner, Poongodi, also resided with her four children. According to corporation officials, the incident happened around 3 p.m. when Karunakaran was on his way to a common toilet in the narrow lane comprising around seven houses. As he passed Poongodi's house to reach the toilet, her pitbull ran loose and attacked him on his right thigh and private parts.