Sampson County woman killed by stray dog she had been caring for
Sheriff’s officials said Barbara Brewington was attacked after stepping in to protect a smaller pet from the larger stray dog.
Incident summary
Sampson County deputies found 38-year-old Barbara Hunter Brewington fatally injured after a dog attack at her home. Sheriff Jimmy Thornton said Brewington had been caring for the dog as a stray and apparently intervened when it fought with her smaller pet. The larger dog turned on her. Deputies located and euthanized the dog, and officials planned rabies testing.
Deputies euthanized the dog and planned rabies testing. No criminal charges were reported in the sources reviewed.
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WRAL, citing the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office, reported that Barbara Brewington was killed by a stray dog she had been caring for after she tried to separate it from a smaller pet.
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- Woman attacked, killed by dogSampson Independent local newspaper reporting · 2025-11-26
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