Woman ordered to pay fine after pig contributed to Pataskala woman's death
PATASKALA, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman was ordered to pay a fine and was charged with a misdemeanor after another woman's death in Pataskala was partially caused by a pig on Christmas Day.
A Pataskala police officer made a welfare check on Dec. 25 at a house on Mink Street. The caller was concerned when a family member, Rebecca Rigney, did not show up for a holiday gathering and could not get in touch with her. A previous report can be seen in the player above.
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Rigney was found dead on the steps of her front porch just after 11:45 a.m. with traumatic injuries to her lower extremities. The officer observed a large pig enter the property from around the corner of the home and was able to get the pig to leave. Police determined the pig may have contributed Rigney's injuries but ruled her death was not by pigs eating her.
The woman who owns the pigs appeared at the Licking County Municipal courthouse on Tuesday. She was charged with animals at large, a fourth degree misdemeanor, and ordered to pay a $200 fine, according to Licking County court records.
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