85-year-old grandfather mauled to death by dogs while protecting wife: ‘He saved my life’

An 85-year-old grandfather, William Mundine, died while defending his wife from a vicious dog attack in Indianapolis ¹. The incident occurred in their backyard when multiple dogs attacked his wife, Betty, and he tried to shoo them away. Despite suffering critical injuries to his arms and legs, he continued to protect his wife until the end.

Betty, who survived the attack, said, “I say he saved my life. He was a hero” 1. Animal control officials later captured the dogs, and one of them was shot by officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

weeks.”

William Mundine was fatally mauled in his backyard by multiple dogs in Indianapolis around 10 a.m. on Wednesday after they first went after his wife, Betty, family members said.

She ran into the house and helplessly watched on as dogs repeatedly bit her husband, who had tried to shoo them away, according to Holly Watkins, the victim’s granddaughter ¹. “I say he saved my life,” Betty told WTHR. “He was a hero.”

Mundine suffered critical injuries to his arms and legs during the attack. He later died from his wounds at the hospital ¹. “My mother is distraught,” said the man’s daughter, Melissa Mundine. “These dogs are just loose, and they’ve been on the loose for weeks”.

This was the third dog attack in the area just this week, including one at a school bus stop, according to animal control officials — who were already nearby at the time of the attack looking for aggressive animals.

Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) shot one of the dogs after the attack. It’s being held at the pound, where it is receiving treatment, officials told WTHR.

It is heart-wrenching to hear about such a tragic incident. My deepest condolences to the family and friends of William Mundine. May he rest in peace.

Indianapolis Animal Control Service soon picked up the second dog. They scoured the area for a third dog, described as brown and medium-sized, but have not yet located it ¹.