Columbia Woman And Dog Accused Of Killing Her Examined: Report

COLUMBIA, MD — The woman who died in her backyard in Columbia was fatally attacked by her newly adopted dog. The autopsy report confirmed the findings of the Howard County Police Department.

Robin Conway, 64, was pronounced deceased when officers arrived at her residence on Tamar Drive on Labor Day, police said.

The dog was standing over Conway, who had significant injuries, authorities reported.

Her death was ruled accidental, caused by "multiple injuries," according to The Baltimore Sun.

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Officials said a relative found Conway around 7:20 p.m. on Labor Day.

Conway's husband made the discovery when he went out into the backyard to look for her because she and the dog had not returned from an evening walk, according to ABC 2 News.

"She was in love with that dog," the victim's sister told the news station, "and she is in love with animals."

Police said a relative called 911 and tied the dog to a fence post until help could arrive.

The lunging and barking dog had to be subdued by animal control officers and was ultimately euthanized, according to officials.

A necropsy found no indication of rabies or any other medical problems, according to WJLA.

Police said there was no information about the dog other than that the animal was a pit bull adopted from an out-of-state shelter about two weeks earlier.

The dog's actions should not "be held against all pit bulls or pit bull mixes because there are some lovely ones out there," her sister, Susan Eve LeClair, told WBAL TV.

LeClair said that Conway had thought she could help the dog.

According to her obituary, Conway was an animal rights advocate who was always willing to help a person or animal in need. Contributions may be made in her memory to the Animal Welfare League of Queen Anne's County.

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