An investigation is ongoing after a 75-year-old Ohio woman was fatally attacked and then eaten by her neighbor’s pigs on Christmas Day.

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Pig may have contributed to Pataskala woman's death, police say

The woman’s cause of death was ‘bleeding out due to extensive superficial injuries by livestock animals’

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Ohio woman killed and partially eaten by neighbor’s pigs, police say

Rebecca Westergaard, 75, was found dead on the property of her Pataskala home on the holiday afternoon after her niece called in a welfare check.

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Elderly Ohio woman, 75, mauled to death and partially eaten by neighbor’s pigs on Christmas: police

Police are unsure if a crime has been committed because the animals were livestock: "If it was a pit bull [dog] … then we would know the answer right away."

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Woman eaten by neighbor's pigs in fatal Christmas attack

An Ohio woman was mauled to death and partially eaten by her neighbor’s pigs, police said. The 75-year-old woman was attacked on Christmas Day in Pataskala, police chief Bruce Brooks said. Police were called to perform a welfare check on Rebecca Westergaard after she did not arrive as planned at her niece’s home. She was found with injuries to her lower body outside on her front porch. Investigators determined she had been mauled and eaten by tw…

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Ohio woman mauled to death, partially eaten by neighbor’s pigs

Rebecca Westergaard Rigney was reportedly attacked by pigs "roaming" near her home during the holidays, according to reports
WBNS 10TV/Youtube The woman was found dead of Christmas DayAn Ohio woman was mauled to death and partially eaten by two pigs near her home on Christmas Day, according to reports. Rebecca Westergaard Rigney, 75, was found dead with "injuries to her legs" on the front steps of her home on Mink Street in Pataskala by police a…

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Ohio Woman, 75, Killed and Partially Eaten by Neighbor's Pigs on Christmas Day, Say Police

Ohio police say they are investigating the death of an elderly woman who was mauled and partially eaten by pigs on Christmas day. The Pataskala Police Department said officers were called to the home of Rebecca Westergaard Rigney on a welfare check after the 75-year-old failed to show up to a family celebration for the... The post Elderly woman mauled and partially eaten by pigs on Christmas day, police say appeared first on Daily Truth Report •…

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Elderly woman mauled and partially eaten by pigs on Christmas day, police say

A 75-year-old woman was killed and partially mutilated after being attacked by pigs on Christmas Day in the American state of Ohio.

Une femme de 75 ans a été tuée et partiellement mutilée après avoir été attaquée par des cochons le jour de Noël dans l’État américain de l’Ohio.

Une septuagénaire mutilée par des cochons le jour de Noël

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A 70-year-old woman mutilated by pigs on Christmas Day

The woman died after being attacked by two pigs who were roaming near her home, according to Pataskala police.

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'Horrible situation': Woman mauled, killed by neighbor's pigs in Pataskala, Ohio

PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) – Police are investigating the Christmas Day death of a woman who may have been injured by a pig. According to Pataskala police, an officer responded to a request for a welfare check on Mink Street. The caller was concerned when a family member, Rebecca Rigney, did not show up for a holiday gathering and could not get in touch with her. The caller also told police that Rigney had recently undergone surgery and had other me…

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PATASKALA, Ohio — A 75-year-old woman was found dead on the front porch of her home and police are investigating whether it was the result of an attack by pigs from a neighbor’s residence, reports say.Pataskala Police Chief Bruce Brooks identified the victim as Rebecca Westergaard, 75, of Pataskala, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Brooks described Westergard’s death as a “horrible, horrible situation.”

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