A mum-of-four was mauled to death by a pack of at least seven dogs while she was out for a walk. The animals killed Ruthie Mae Brown, who had four sons, just three days before her 37th birthday.
Veteran police officers were left shaken after they were called to the scene and discovered Ms Brown dead at about 2pm on Monday.
Witnesses reported seeing seven or eight dogs savaging the mum on a road, and at least four of them were still on the loose following the attack.
Local residents in the US town of Nauvoo, Alabama, said people and deer have been previously attacked by the "very aggressive" dogs .
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