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Mum of baby boy and girl, 2, mauled to death by pit bulls fighting for life after attack
dogs remains in hospital fighting for her own life.Kristie Jane Bennard, 30, tried to stop the pit bulls from attacking her daughter Lilly Jane and son Hollace Dean during a desperate 10-minute struggle on Wednesday afternoon in Shelby County, Tennessee.It is not known what caused the animals to act so violently with relation Jeff Gibson revealing that Bennard has an "uncountable amount of stitches and bite marks over her entire body, including her face" and that both her "arms and legs are bandaged/wrapped up completely".READ MORE: Porn star 'lured rapper boyfriend to rivals' to carry out revenge attackHer condition is described as "critical" with Gibson adding on Facebook: "Kristie is a f**king hero! She never gave up trying to save these babies."The children's father and Bennard's husband Colby - a Harley Davidson dealership manager - was unharmed by the dogs, who were taken to the local animal control department.It is unknown whether they have been put to sleep.A GoFundMe page has been launched by a family friend to help Kristie and Colby "get back on their feet" with more than $17,000 (£15,300) donated in the first nine hours after it went live.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Colby posted a picture of two pit bulls on Facebook back in 2014, referring to them as "house lions" but it has not been confirmed that they were the same animals responsible for the attack, which happened inside the family's $360,000, five-bedroom home.The investigation into the attack is ongoing and it is unclear whether criminal charges will follow.In a Facebook post, Kelsey Gallini, Kristie's best friend, asked for "prayers", adding that "everyone in her circle could really
