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| Elderly woman 'killed by daughter's dogs' as she fed them | Elderly woman 'killed by daughter's dogs' as she fed them |
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| A 71-year-old woman has died after being attacked by her daughter's dogs. | A 71-year-old woman has died after being attacked by her daughter's dogs. |
| Police were called to a house in Morden, south London, at around 6.25pm on Tuesday when she was found dead with multiple injuries. | Police were called to a house in Morden, south London, at around 6.25pm on Tuesday when she was found dead with multiple injuries. |
| Neighbours described hearing screaming coming from the rear of the property. | Neighbours described hearing screaming coming from the rear of the property. |
| Gloria Knowles was understood to have been feeding the dogs, which include two Bordeaux bulldogs, two American bulldogs and a mongrel. They lived with her daughter Beverley in the house next to her own. | Gloria Knowles was understood to have been feeding the dogs, which include two Bordeaux bulldogs, two American bulldogs and a mongrel. They lived with her daughter Beverley in the house next to her own. |
| Officers have seized five dogs from the property in Rutland Drive. None of the animals are banned breeds, police said, and no arrests have been made. | Officers have seized five dogs from the property in Rutland Drive. None of the animals are banned breeds, police said, and no arrests have been made. |
| It was not known whether Knowles was attacked before her heart stopped or if she suffered a cardiac arrest and was then mauled by the dogs. | It was not known whether Knowles was attacked before her heart stopped or if she suffered a cardiac arrest and was then mauled by the dogs. |
| A police spokeswoman said: "She had sustained a number of injuries. An investigation is under way to establish a cause of death." | A police spokeswoman said: "She had sustained a number of injuries. An investigation is under way to establish a cause of death." |
| A postmortem examination will be carried out on Thursday at St George's hospital in Tooting, south London. | A postmortem examination will be carried out on Thursday at St George's hospital in Tooting, south London. |
| Two adjoining houses on the victim's street were cordoned off by police on Wednesdaynight. | Two adjoining houses on the victim's street were cordoned off by police on Wednesdaynight. |
| Friends and family of Knowles gathered inside one of the houses, but declined to speak to reporters. | Friends and family of Knowles gathered inside one of the houses, but declined to speak to reporters. |
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