Pigs are being blamed in the death of an Ohio woman found dead on Christmas, WBNS reports. Rebecca Westergaard Rigney, 75, of Pataskala, Ohio, was found dead on the steps of her porch on Dec. 25, the report said. Police officers were responding to a request for a welfare check after Rigney missed a holiday party. The officers also observed a large pig in the area, which belonged to a neighbor.

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Ohio woman found dead on Christmas may have been attacked by neighbor’s pigs

Investigators believe 75-year-old Rebecca Westergaard Rigney was killed and eaten by pigs at her home in rural Ohio - but police leaders have said the case isn't straightforward

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Elderly woman killed and eaten by neighbour's pigs in horror Christmas attack

The 75-year-old was killed and eaten by pigs at her home in a horrific Christmas Day attack.

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The name of Rebecca Westergaard Rigney was the woman found dead on the steps in front of her house on Christmas Day. We are in Pataskala and from there, the 75-year-old should have reached her granddaughter's house in Norton, also in Ohio, for the celebrations. When she did not show up, law enforcement officers were called and immediately went to check the old woman's home. There, they found Rigney's body and a pig walking around inside the hous…

Si chiamava Rebecca Westergaard Rigney la donna trovata morta sui gradini davanti a casa sua il giorno di Natale. Siamo a Pataskala e da lì, la 75enne avrebbe dovuto raggiungere la casa della nipote a Norton, sempre in Ohio, per i festeggiamenti. Quando non si è presentata, sono state chiamate le forze dell’ordine che sono andate subito a controllare l’abitazione dell’anziana. Lì, hanno trovato il corpo di Rigney e un maiale che girava dentro ca…

"Uccisa e mangiata dai maiali di un vicino" il giorno di Natale: la polizia trova il corpo sulle scale di casa

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'Killed and eaten by a neighbor's pigs' on Christmas Day: police find body on house stairs

Deputy Coroner Dr. C. Jeff Lee said Rebecca Westergaard, 75, of Pataskala, died from blood loss because of extensive superficial wounds on her legs.

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Pataskala woman died from blood loss after being mauled by pigs, deputy coroner says

"It's something we've never faced," said the chief of police in the city of Pataskala (in Ohio, United States).

"Es algo a lo que nunca nos hemos enfrentado", ha explicado el jefe de policía de la ciudad de Pataskala (en Ohio, Estados Unidos).

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Die devoured by a neighbor's pigs on Christmas Day

[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] This is downright terrifying… An Ohio woman lost her life during the holiday season — to two of her neighbor’s pet pigs, according to multiple local reports. Pataskala Police received a call from Rebecca Westergaard Rigney‘s family on December 25 when the 75-year-old failed to show up to their Christmas festivities. They requested a welfare check, and when responding officers turned up to the elderly wom…

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Woman Killed & Eaten By Neighbor's Pet Pigs On Christmas Day

A woman has been found dead after being eaten by several hungry pigs in front of her home in the state of Ohio. A woman is found dead after being eaten...

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This woman was killed by a herd of pigs

A 75-year-old woman was reportedly partially eaten by her neighbor's pigs in Pataskala, Ohio. 
Police were initially called to perform a welfare check on 75-year-old Rebecca Westergaard in Pataskala because she had not arrived as planned at her niece's home in Norton, just outside Akron, and her family had not been able to reach her.   — Read the rest  The post Woman eaten by pigs, say police appeared first on Boing Boing.

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Woman eaten by pigs, say police

A Pataskala woman was mauled, killed and partially eaten by her neighbor's pigs on Christmas Day, according to the city's police chief. Rebecca Westergaard, 75, of Pataskala, died after being attacked by two pigs that were roaming near her Mink Street home, Pataskala Police Chief Bruce Brooks told The Dispatch on Monday. Westergaard's niece called Pataskala police at 2:47 p.m. for a welfare check after no one could reach Westergaard. She was sup…

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