The Civil Guard located on a livestock farm dog that attacked and killed a man last August 25 in Barrios de la Vega (Palencia) and investigate its ownera resident of the area, for reckless homicide.
The animal is a Caucasian shepherda large dog that is usually used to guard livestock and that was located on Friday afternoon in a livestock farm in the area where the attack occurred, as confirmed this Saturday by the Civil Guard. Once the animal, which has been removed from the livestock farm, has been identified, its owner, a resident of the area, has also been identified, whom HE investigates reckless homicide.
The attack occurred in the Palencia town of Barrios de la Vega when a neighbor was walking along a path near the town and he was surprised by a dog of large dimensions, which caused serious injuries. Another person who was walking through the area saw the man lying on the ground and approached to help him, reporting what had happened by phone.
A Civil Guard patrol and medical services arrived at the scene and took him to the Saldaña Health Center where they couldn’t save his life Since, given the severity of the bites, he died before being evacuated by helicopter to a hospital.
The Civil Guard He then started an investigation to locate dogs with characteristics compatible with the wounds suffered by the victim. According to the Civil Guard, more than 46 livestock farms and 400 dogs were controlled, including the dog that caused the attack.
The samples taken from the animals were analyzed in the Environmental Department of the Criminalistics Laboratory of the Civil Guard, obtaining a match, which has allowed identify without margin of error to the animal causing the attack. The animal will be quarantined for 14 days by the services of the Palencia Provincial Council, where it will be decided whether it should be sacrificed or not.