A pack of starving dogs in Latina, Italy, tragically mauled a 27-year-old Nigerian woman, identified as Patricia Masithela.
Bellnews learnt that Patricia, who recently moved to Lazio from Nigeria, had visited a male acquaintance at his abandoned villa in the region late Monday night when the incident happened.
Patricia reportedly visited the house, unaware that her friend was not at home.
According to Mirror UK, the screams of the deceased filled the night, alerting neighbours to help with the savage attack.
She was discovered critically injured, lying in a pool of blood with deep wounds across her body after the attack.
The police, however, intervened, shooting two of the dogs to allow emergency responders to access the scene while the rest of the pack fled after the gunfire.
Emergency medics provided immediate treatment and rushed Patricia to Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, but despite their efforts, she succumbed to her severe bite wounds and excessive blood loss.
Patricia, a mother to a five-year-old daughter, has reportedly left her family and friends in unimaginable grief.
It was gathered that investigations into the incident are ongoing as local authorities work to determine how the reportedly starving dogs came to be in the area.