Tragedy in Vistabella San Fernando as an 11-year-old girl was mauled to death by a dog while at her grandparents

Tragedy in Vistabella San Fernando as an 11-year-old girl was mauled to death by a dog while at her grandparents’ home on Thursday 25th August, 2022.

• Rachel Bhagwandeen, a standard 5 pupil who was expected to write the S.E.A exams next year, died at the scene of the incident after her mother and uncle desperately tried to get her out of harm’s way.

• Rachel was hailed a hero by her mother, Seema, who said she had prevented her younger brother, Jaden from being attacked by the dog after it managed to escape from its kennel around 11am.

• According to Seema, she usually visits her parents’ home every Thursday with her children and would leave around midday. Rachel, she said, did not want to make the journey today and asked that she remain home, but Seema told her it was an offence to leave her at home by herself.

• Seema made it clear that the death of her daughter was a tragic accident which was unforeseeable.
This is the third such incident within just over a year…

On Sunday 12th September 2021:

• 4-year-old Amaziah Lewis of San Juan was mauled to death by a Rottweiler while visiting his grandmother’s home at Savannah Drive, Tacarigua. The dog was later killed by responding officers.

On Tuesday 19th January 2021:

• 56-year-old Gaytrie Chanderpaul, of #10 Andrew Lane, D’abadie, Arima, died at the Arima Hospital after she was attacked by her pet Rottweiler at her home.

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