A Dog Killed Its Owner Over a Chicken Nugget (3 photos)

Michelle Hempstead, from Essex, England, was feeding nuggets to her Mastweiler, Trigg, and Pom, her Pomeranian. But Trigg bit her hand while snapping at his smaller companion. The mother of five lost so much blood that she suffered multiple organ failure and died.





The Metropolitan Police said the dogs would be euthanized because 34-year-old Michelle was the only owner.

Coroner Lincoln Brooks noted that both pets were well-behaved and called Trigg a "gentle giant."



Michelle was taken to the Royal London Hospital and died the following day.

Her partner, Samuel West, told the inquest: "She liked to toss nuggets in the air, and little Pom would literally go hunting. Not aggressively, but he would growl and snap when he wanted to be the first to grab the nugget."

In that situation, the dogs rushed for the treat, and Trigg accidentally bit his owner.



The man called the incident a "freakish accident."

The coroner, analyzing the circumstances of Michelle Hempstead's death, concluded: "She died from blood loss following a bite from a large dog. The attack was not intentional; she was caught between the dogs, who were fighting over food. This is a double tragedy: just a few weeks earlier, the family suffered the death of her daughter."