“Today in the evening, on the territory of the warehouse on Zheleznodorozhnaya Ukhta Street, the body of a 46-year-old woman with lacerated wounds and traces of animal bites was found,” the UK said in a statement.

Investigators establish the circumstances of the incident.

In November, the Investigative Committee opened a case over the negligence of Astrakhan officials after stray dogs attacked passersby.

As specified in the department, since the beginning of the year, more than 2 thousand cases of dog attacks on people, including children (more than 600 cases) have been recorded in the city.