Schoolgirl, 12, dies after being attacked by pack of stray dogs that tore off her scalp

Viktoria Kashuba, 12, was attacked by a twelve stray dogs portion returning location from school. She was taken to the infirmary but tragically died 2 days aft the attack

A 12-year-old schoolgirl has tragically died aft being attacked by a battalion of stray dogs that tore disconnected her scalp.

Viktoria Kashuba was chatting to her person connected her phone, erstwhile she abruptly shouted successful fear: "Save me, help! There are tons of dogs!" She called her friend's name, "Ler, Ler, Ler" earlier screaming arsenic barking dogs surrounded her. The telephone past was chopped off.

The frightened miss was ambushed by a twelve oregon much strays successful her municipality of Chulman, successful Yakutia, Russia's coldest region. Her friend's begetter instantly called Viktoria's dada and helium rushed to find her - but the clip helium reached his daughter, it was excessively late, arsenic her scalp had been ripped off.

The onslaught happened astatine 5pm arsenic the miss was returning location from schoolhouse - and she was conscionable 5 minutes away. A household subordinate said: "She had encephalon swelling, torn limb muscles, her interior organs had failed, and lone her bosom was inactive functioning. She was live acknowledgment to adrenaline and mechanical ventilation."

But Viktoria was excessively anemic to beryllium moved to a large infirmary and she tragically died 2 days aft the savage mauling. She is owed to beryllium buried connected Saturday, which has been declared an authoritative time of mourning. An eyewitness who helped pursuit distant the dogs, and aided her begetter Valery, 49, to propulsion the miss out, said: "A battalion of astir a twelve chaotic dogs attacked a precise young miss here.

"You tin inactive spot the traces connected the ground. They attacked her truthful badly, her scalp was torn off. I helped her begetter transportation her to the car, helium rushed her to hospital. Just what are we expected to marque of it, chap people?"

Before the miss died, her begetter said: "I.ve been to hellhole implicit this. I was successful hell. This is simply a horrendous tragedy. Our section assembly can't bash a happening to modulate the fig of these dogs - by which I mean putting them down - owed to the existing laws."

After Viktoria's death, her begetter said: "My girl died. Her bosom couldn't instrumentality it, it stopped. It's each over. We had each hoped for the best." In the aftermath of her death, determination were reports that locals had turned vigilantes and intended to sprout the dogs aft authorities officials initially failed to impound the animals.

But later, authoritative Margarita Klimenko, acting caput of the Neryungri District Veterinary Department, said the vicious dogs would beryllium caught and "placed successful a impermanent holding facility." She added: "We volition past termination the animals successful a painless, humane way." A full of 15 dogs held liable for the girl's decease person present been impounded.

The elder authoritative successful Yakutia region, Aysen Nikolayev, said: "All of america person been praying for the injured girl's betterment these past days, but unfortunately, we were incapable to prevention her. I explicit my deepest condolences to her parents and loved ones. They volition person each the indispensable support.

"A transgression lawsuit has been opened regarding the canine attack. The liable parties volition beryllium held accountable." He did not explicate who was to blasted for the attack.