Jeriline McGinnis died Monday after she was attacked by her dog in Roxbury.
The loved ones of a Roxbury woman who died Monday after she was attacked by her own dog are remembering her as the “heart and soul” of their family.
Jeriline McGinnis, 73, sustained life-threatening injuries in an attack that injured three others, including two police officers responding to the scene, Boston police said.
In a statement to CBS Boston, her three children described her as a “loving and caring mother.”
“She put her children first … The heart and soul of our family is gone,” they said.
Police responded to the report of a dog attack on two people at 35 Dennison St. around 4:49 p.m. on Monday. Inside the residence, they found the grievously wounded McGinnis and a man suffering from “very serious injuries.
