Pregnant French woman killed by dogs - hunt with hounds was in area

AA pregnant woman was killed by dogs in forest land in northern France while a hunt with hounds was happening in the area, investigators have said, reports the BBC.

The body of the 29-year-old, who was walking her own dogs, was discovered near the town of Villers-Cotterêts.

She died after "several dog bites to the upper and lower limbs and the head," prosecutor Frédéric Trinh said.

Tests on 93 dogs were being carried out in an attempt to establish which of the dogs were responsible for the attack.

Five dogs belonging to the woman were among those being tested.

Read more of this result from the BBC.