LUCKNOW: A retired school teacher was mauled to death by her son’s pet dog. The incident happened Wednesday morning at Kaiserbagh in Lucknow. The woman has been identified as Sushila Tripathi aged 82.

Her son Amit, a gym trainer has two pet dogs-- a Pit Bull and a Labrador. The dog Brownie which attacked the woman was brought home three years ago.

Only Sushila was at home when the incident happened. Her neighbours said they heard the barking of the dog and Sushila cries at 6 am. They could not enter the house as it was locked from inside. The domestic help found her lying in a pool of blood and informed her son.

Though she was taken to the hospital, her life could not be saved. The post-mortem report said the body had twelve wounds from neck to stomach.