Rebecca Westergaard Rigney, 75, was found dead on the front steps of her Ohio home by police after being attacked by two pigs near the residence on Dec. 25, 2024.

Deputy Coroner and Chief Forensic Pathologist Dr. C. Jeff Lee told The Dispatch that Rebecca Westergaard, 75, of Pataskala, died from blood loss because of extensive superficial wounds on her legs.

The charge comes after Rebecca Westergaard, 74, of Pataskala, was mauled and killed by at least one pig on Dec. 25. The defendant lived near Westergaard, the Licking County Auditor's website shows.

An elderly Ohio woman is dead after she was attacked — and partially eaten — by her neighbor’s pigs in a horrifying Christmas day tragedy, according to police.. Rebecca Westergaard, 75, was ...

Deputy Coroner and Chief Forensic Pathologist Dr. C. Jeff Lee told The Dispatch that Rebecca Westergaard, 75, of Pataskala, died from blood loss because of extensive superficial wounds on her legs.

Rebecca Westergaard, of Pataskala, Ohio, was mauled by two animals that were roaming free near her home on Mink Street, Pataskala Police Chief Bruce Brooks told The Columbus Dispatch on Monday.

A Pataskala woman was fined $200 after her pigs mauled and killed her neighbor on Christmas Day. The pigs were euthanized at the request of the victim's family. The victim, Rebecca Westergaard, 74 ...

Rebecca Westergaard, 75, died after being attacked by two pigs that were roaming near her Mink Street home, Pataskala Police Chief Bruce Brooks told The Dispatch on Monday.

Rebecca Westergaard, who was in her 70s, was found dead on the porch of her Pataskala home after she didn’t show up to a family gathering on Christmas, the Newark Advocate reported.

An elderly Ohio woman is dead after she was attacked — and partially eaten — by her neighbor’s pigs in a horrifying Christmas day tragedy, according to police. Rebecca Westergaard, 75, was ...