DOG BITES NECK, EAR OF HEART ATTACK VICTIM

SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte, Aug. 27– Police probers were baffled on the case of a certain Max, 50, whose missing one ear and mutilated neck were apparently bitten by astray dog when he sprawled dead in front of his house main door here due to heart attack. The municipal health officer, who examined the body, confirmed the victim died of heart attack. The injuries on the neck and ear were caused by dog’s bites, the MHO added. Police surmised the victim’s missing ear was believed to have been swallowed by the hungry dog.