Woman recovering from severe dog attack faces strangers’ stares during twins’ intensive care stay
Audrey Austin, 31, says she is struggling with strangers staring at her as she recovers from a dog attack that severely injured her face. She was 24 weeks pregnant with twins when she was attacked in an apartment complex in Topeka, Kansas, on 17 July; she says the experience has left her fearful of large dogs and emotionally distressed.
Austin underwent a 10-hour facial reconstruction operation and nearly four hours of surgery on her eye, after coming close to losing her sight. A bystander intervened, and a police officer shot and killed one of the dogs. Her twins, Kasai and Kamyiah, were born at 38 weeks and remain in neonatal intensive care, where they need respiratory support; Austin visits them daily and says they are making progress.
- Austin says strangers’ stares are adding to the emotional toll of her recovery.
- She underwent extensive facial and eye surgery after the attack.
- Her twins are in neonatal intensive care and need respiratory support.
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Audrey Austin, a 31-year-old, was severely injured in a dog attack in Topeka, Kansas, on 17 July while carrying twin babies at 24 weeks of pregnancy. A bystander intervened, and a police officer shot and killed one of the dogs involved.
Austin sustained serious injuries to her face and eyes from the attack. She underwent a 10-hour facial reconstruction operation and nearly four hours of surgery on her eye, as the injuries came close to causing permanent vision loss. The experience has left her fearful of large dogs and emotionally distressed.
Austin's twins, Kasai and Kamyiah, were born at 38 weeks and currently remain in neonatal intensive care, where they require respiratory support. Austin visits them daily and reports they are making progress as she herself recovers from her injuries.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Woman disfigured by pit bull attack while heavily pregnant with twins says she is distressed by strangers’ constant stares”.