France - Elisa Pilarski, Pregnant, mauled to death by dogs, 17 Nov 2019 *trial in March 2026*

[FrostOwl]

A pregnant woman out walking with her dog in a forest have been mauled to death, and the police are DNA-testing 67 dogs to find out which ones were involved in the attack. Elisa Pilarski had called her partner that she had come across "threatening dogs" and her partner found her dead 45 minutes later. There were a hunt with hounds in the forest at the same time she was out walking, and her partner saw a pack of about 30 hounds near the ravine where Elisa was found. French police DNA test dogs after pregnant woman mauled to death

 

[Bravo]

Oh man what a horrid way to die and she was pregnant.....

 

[Elainera]

Oh God that's terrible RIP Elisa.

 

[FrostOwl]

November 2020:
Woman who died in French forest ‘was killed by partner’s dog’

 

[LadyL]

November 2020:
Woman who died in French forest ‘was killed by partner’s dog’

so does that mean her partner lied to police? or he was just mistaken?

 

[elmomom]

so does that mean her partner lied to police? or he was just mistaken?

What I got out of the linked article was that she told her partner she was having trouble keeping his dog under control (“keeping him on the leash”) after encountering a pack of dogs - my conclusion is that he got aggressive towards the other dogs, and probably took it out on her as she tried to control him. Her partner, who no doubt loves his dog, probably had a hard time believing his dog could be responsible, and concluded the other dogs attacked her instead.

 

[Rikissa]

On 5 July 2025 it was decided that Christophe Ellul, the partner of Elisa Pilarski, who died by dog bites during a forest walk, is to stand trail on 3 and 4 March 2026, on the sole charge of involuntary manslaughter. Testing revealed that it was the couple's own dog, Curtis, who is suspected to have caused Elisa's injuries. Curtis is described by the prosecution as an "American Pit Bull Terrier, from a breeder in the Netherlands and illegally brought into France by his owner.

Article translated with Google Translate from French into English.

https://www-lamontagne-fr.translate.goog/saint-pierre-aigle-02600/faits-divers/mort-d-elisa-pilarski-tuee-par-un-chien-son-compagnon-christophe-ellul-juge-en-mars-2026_14716799/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=sv&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true