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Barbara Brewington, 38, was killed in her yard by a stray dog she had been taking care of

The tragic incident occurred on Sunday, Nov. 23

Brewington, a mother of three, worked as a dental assistant at Village Family Dental

A North Carolina woman was mauled to death by a stray dog after she tried to defend her own pet.

Deputies found Barbara Brewington, 38, deceased in the yard of her home on North Peavine Road near Bonnetsville the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 23.

According to the Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton, she was mauled by a mixed breed stray dog she had started taking care of in May.

“She had her own pet dog,” Thornton tells PEOPLE. “And for some reason or another, the little dog got out. And she was trying to separate the stray dog from her pet. And apparen

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