St. Louis Prosecutor Declines Charges in Fatal Dog Attack
February 7, 2025

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office has declined charges following an arrest in connection with a fatal dog attack last month.


On Jan. 15, a 62-year-old woman —who was deaf, according to her brother— was in her backyard in the 5900 block of Theodore Avenue, when three other dogs crawled under a gate and attacked her and her dog. The victim later died at a hospital while in surgery.

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For Immediate Release

For more information contact:

Amber Raub

Public Information Officer

St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office

rauba@stlouiscao.org

314-589-6233 (office)

314-312-9912 (cell)

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