TRIBUTE: Mum killed in horror dog attack mourned

The Maryborough mum, killed by a pack of dogs, has been remembered as funny and loved by many despite living a life marred with tragedy.

Maryborough dog attack victim Amanda Carmichael.

UPDATE:

The Maryborough mum, tragically killed by a pack of dogs this week, has been remembered as someone who was funny and loved despite living a life marred by difficulties.

Loved ones have described someone who was always up for a laugh and had many friends even in her late years when she had often been homeless and battled with drug use.

The Chronicle understands Amanda had recently returned to Maryborough from Toowoomba and was visiting the Milton Street home when the attack happened on Tuesday.

Speaking to the Chronicle, Ms Carmichael’s friend David Kindelan said Amanda was a good person despite some troubled years.

“I was friends with her brother before I met her,” he said.

“She was really cool.”

Mr Kindelan said Ms Carmichael was good company and always friendly.

He said his heart went out to her friends and family.

The scene of a fatal dog attack in Milton Street, Maryborough. Police say there is no evidence of criminality and have described the attack as a “tragic accident”.

Speaking to reporters outside the home on Tuesday, Maryborough Patrol Group Acting Inspector Wade Lee said the woman had suffered serious injuries to her neck, chest and arm.

People at the home had attempted to help and called triple-0 but she died at the scene.

He said there was no suggestion criminality was involved and the attack appeared to be a “tragic accident”.

He said Ms Carmichael, 41, was well known and liked in Maryborough.

Police confirmed the three dogs had been corralled into a shed on the property before officers arrived and had since been seized by the Fraser Coast Regional Council.

It is understood all three dogs were predominantly pitbull breeds, however were not pure bred.

The person who owns the dogs does not live at the Milton St home and was not at the property at the time, while it’s understood the dogs’ owner had dropped them to the house earlier that morning.

It’s believed the dogs were to stay at the home for only a few hours and were due to be picked up by their owner later throughout the same day.

The owner of the three dogs was not on holidays however needed the dogs minded for a short period of time.

Police are trying to determine at what period during Ms Carmichael’s visit she was mauled by the dogs.

It’s currently unclear if she had just arrived at the home or had been there for a period of time before the attack.

The dogs were destroyed on Tuesday night.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

– Additional reporting Elise Williams