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Husband blames dog for cutting wife's head off with chainsaw
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6 May 2005 HUSBAND BLAMES DOG FOR CUTTING WIFE'S HEAD OFF Pup leapt up as I used chainsaw By Tom Parry A WEEPING husband told yesterday how he decapitated his wife with a chainsaw as he fell from a ladder after their puppy jumped up at her. Pauline Pudney's head was almost completely severed when the teeth of the machine, which was still running, dug into her neck. Husband Roland, 56, said his wife - a retired council safety officer - played with their year-old golden retriever while helping him prune trees in their garden with the electric saw. He said: "As she walked up to the ladder she picked up a golf ball because of the dog. "He was excited. She threw it down the garden. "Then she turned around and held the ladder. I stopped because I needed to change position. I just heard a bang and the next thing I remember I was lying on the ground. "The saw wasn't in my hand. I didn't realise at first. I just looked to the right. She was lying there I could see blood. She wasn't moving." Mr Pudney, a retired company director, said neighbours rushed to help his 57-year-old wife as he screamed for help. An ambulance was called but Mr Pudney told an inquest: "I knew she was dead." Next day he looked at the spot and realised what must have happened. "The golf ball was where Pauline had been lying, so the dog must have brought it back before Pauline fell. "She had her back to him and he couldn't bark - he used to jump up at people to get attention. He must have gone and got it, come back and jumped up at the ladder." The couple, who had two sons at university, had been married 30 years and planned to move to the countryside and breed golden retrievers. Mr Pudney said: "She was very special. I loved her and she loved me." Daniel Clark, next door neighbour in Eltham, South East London, heard Mr Pudney scream and climbed the fence into their garden. He said: "I saw Mrs Pudney lying on her back. Roland was lying on top of her and had his hands over her neck. There was blood oozing from his hands. "Mrs Pudney was completely inert, she was not breathing. I said to myself 'That lady's gone'." He put his T-shirt over the wound. "I said to Roland, 'Look, we've got to stop this bleeding'. It was something to give him hope." A postmortem found the cause of death was "partial transection of the neck", the inquest in Southwark heard. Coroner John Sampson said: "This was clearly a very bizarre and tragic accident." Verdict: accident. |
Where was O.J. when all this happened?
"MrPepper11" wrote in message oups.com... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_obje...name_page.html 6 May 2005 HUSBAND BLAMES DOG FOR CUTTING WIFE'S HEAD OFF Pup leapt up as I used chainsaw By Tom Parry A WEEPING husband told yesterday how he decapitated his wife with a chainsaw as he fell from a ladder after their puppy jumped up at her. Pauline Pudney's head was almost completely severed when the teeth of the machine, which was still running, dug into her neck. Husband Roland, 56, said his wife - a retired council safety officer - played with their year-old golden retriever while helping him prune trees in their garden with the electric saw. He said: "As she walked up to the ladder she picked up a golf ball because of the dog. "He was excited. She threw it down the garden. "Then she turned around and held the ladder. I stopped because I needed to change position. I just heard a bang and the next thing I remember I was lying on the ground. "The saw wasn't in my hand. I didn't realise at first. I just looked to the right. She was lying there I could see blood. She wasn't moving." Mr Pudney, a retired company director, said neighbours rushed to help his 57-year-old wife as he screamed for help. An ambulance was called but Mr Pudney told an inquest: "I knew she was dead." Next day he looked at the spot and realised what must have happened. "The golf ball was where Pauline had been lying, so the dog must have brought it back before Pauline fell. "She had her back to him and he couldn't bark - he used to jump up at people to get attention. He must have gone and got it, come back and jumped up at the ladder." The couple, who had two sons at university, had been married 30 years and planned to move to the countryside and breed golden retrievers. Mr Pudney said: "She was very special. I loved her and she loved me." Daniel Clark, next door neighbour in Eltham, South East London, heard Mr Pudney scream and climbed the fence into their garden. He said: "I saw Mrs Pudney lying on her back. Roland was lying on top of her and had his hands over her neck. There was blood oozing from his hands. "Mrs Pudney was completely inert, she was not breathing. I said to myself 'That lady's gone'." He put his T-shirt over the wound. "I said to Roland, 'Look, we've got to stop this bleeding'. It was something to give him hope." A postmortem found the cause of death was "partial transection of the neck", the inquest in Southwark heard. Coroner John Sampson said: "This was clearly a very bizarre and tragic accident." Verdict: accident. |
It never hurts to be reminded of safety. Nobody should be on an
unstable ladder with a chainsaw. Everybody should be paying complete attention including those on the ground. The dog should have been penned during this work. Years ago I had to jump from a ladder while topping a tree for removal. I pitched the saw away and landed safely. Those on the ground were attentive and stood clear. By the time folks reach their late 50's they should have the accidents behind them and really concentrate on staying within their limits. |
"MrPepper11" wrote in message
oups.com... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_obje...name_page.html HUSBAND BLAMES DOG FOR CUTTING WIFE'S HEAD OFF That's what you get for owning a dog. Bad karma. |
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"Al Bundy" wrote: Nobody should be on an unstable ladder with a chainsaw. Everybody should be paying complete attention including those on the ground. The dog should have been penned during this work. While I feel sorry for the husband in this case, I have to agree. I can think of few things more boneheaded than simultaneously playing fetch with a poorly trained large dog and being in the vicinity of a running chainsaw.... |
Doug Kanter wrote:
"MrPepper11" wrote in message oups.com... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_obje...name_page.html HUSBAND BLAMES DOG FOR CUTTING WIFE'S HEAD OFF That's what you get for owning a dog. Bad karma. Or wife... |
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