Manziana near Rome
Three Rottweilers bite joggers to death – owner is said to have breached his duty of supervision
After the victim was discovered, the Rottweilers were stunned, caught and taken to a kennel (symbolic image)
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All help came too late: Rottweilers attacked and fatally injured a runner in a small Italian town near Rome. The animals were later anesthetized and taken to a kennel. Your owner is now facing criminal charges.
On a Sunday morning run near Rome, a jogger has three Rottweiler fatality: The 50-year-old man was bitten to death by the dogs in a park in the small Italian town of Manziana, the police said. His disfigured body was discovered by a passerby that morning. All help came too late. It is believed that the dogs had escaped from a nearby house.
Rottweiler owner faces charges for failure to supervise
After the victim was discovered, the Rottweilers were stunned, caught and taken to a kennel. It is up to the authorities to decide what to do next with them. The owner must at least expect a report for failure to supervise.