Pregnant woman needed ‘face put back together’ after savage attack by neighbor’s pit bulls: ‘Almost cost three lives’

Nypost · Aug 18, 2026 · 488 words · By Anthony Blair

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Pregnant woman needed ‘face put back together’ after savage attack by neighbor’s pit bulls: ‘Almost cost three lives’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Pregnant woman needed ‘face put back together’ after savage attack by neighbor’s pit bulls: ‘Almost cost three lives’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google A pregnant woman suffered gruesome facial injuries in a savage attack by her neighbor’s two pit bulls last month — but feels lucky they did not kill her or her unborn twins.

Common ground

Audrey Austin broke a finger as she instinctively covered her stomach to protect her babies when the dogs lunged at her in the dark outside her home in Topeka, Kan.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity, Cherry Picking: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Austin blames the dogs’ owner, her now-charged neighbor Tina Buck”

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Multiple sources identify Tina Buck as the owner of the dogs and state that she was charged/cited following the attack.

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Claim 2: “She has since posted bond and is expected back in court in September.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results (Indiana court search, unrelated blog posts) and does not confirm Tina Buck's bond status or September court date.

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Claim 3: “of the 30-50 fatal attacks involving dog bites per year, almost two-thirds involve pit bulls, according to figures from DogsBite.org.”

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Claim 4: “Buck was issued a municipal citation for dangerous dogs and was booked on Thursday on charges of interfering with law enforcement and having dogs running at large, WCTV reported.”

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Web search results explicitly state that Tina Buck received a municipal citation for dangerous dogs and was booked on charges of interfering with law enforcement and having dogs running at large.

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Claim 5: “A pregnant woman suffered gruesome facial injuries in a savage attack by her neighbor’s two pit bulls last month”

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Multiple independent web sources (The Mirror US, Yahoo News Canada, and another news report) confirm a pregnant woman in Kansas was attacked by her neighbor's pit bulls, resulting in severe facial injuries.

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web search NEUTRAL — A pregnant Kansas woman had to undergo surgery to "put her face back together" after being viciously mauled by her neighbor's pit bulls in an attack that nearly killed her, according to her partner.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/pregnant-moms-face-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — A pregnant woman suffered gruesome facial injuries in a savage attack by her neighbor’s two pit bulls last month — but feels lucky they did not kill her or her unborn twins.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/us-news/kansas-woman-expecting…

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web search NEUTRAL — Audrey Suarez was attacked by a pit bull in Topeka, Kansas, on July 17. At the time, she was 24 weeks pregnant with twins and tried to protect her stomach. Suarez has since undergone multiple surgerie…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/woman-pregnant-twins-left-face-111…

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Claim 6: “The mom-to-be was ultimately saved by a friend who bravely tackled the dogs, one of whom was then shot dead by a responding cop.”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains reports of police shooting dogs in other cities (Los Angeles, Battle Creek, Chicago), but does not provide specific evidence confirming a friend tackled the dogs or a cop shot one in the Topeka, Kansas case.

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web search NEUTRAL — A Los Angeles police officer shot and killed one of two dogs that mauled a 49-year-old Sylmar woman for nearly 20 minutes, California police say.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police said the dogs went on a rampage, which included attacking a dog after biting the woman in the city's Post neighborhood. According to Battle Creek Police, a responding officer shot and killed on…
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web search NEUTRAL — A responding police officer shot and killed a pit bull after injuring three people in a crazed attack in Logan Square Thursday.They tased the dog, but it wasn't enough. A Chicago police sergeant had n…
https://www.ibtimes.com/pit-bull-bites-3-people-including-po…

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Claim 7: “A GoFundMe set up to cover Austin’s medical expenses and support her while she is unable to work had almost reached its $9,000 target as of Tuesday morning.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated Wikipedia entries for Audrey Geisel, Faith Hill, and Kirk Watson. No evidence regarding a GoFundMe for Audrey Austin was found in the provided results.

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Claim 8: “Some 800,000 dog bite victims require professional treatment annually”

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The provided evidence consists of unrelated Wikipedia entries about Yoko Ono and mathematical approximations. No statistical evidence regarding 800,000 dog bite victims was provided.

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Claim 9: “She almost lost an eye and her nose — and needed at least 14 hours of surgeries “to put her face back together,” her partner said.”

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Web search results confirm Audrey Austin nearly lost her eye and nose. While the specific '14 hours' figure is mentioned in the claim, the severity and the need for multiple surgeries to repair her face are corroborated across sources.

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Claim 10: “Austin said her babies remain in good health and she is expected to deliver in November”

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Two independent web sources confirm that Audrey Austin stated her babies are in good health and she expects to deliver in November.

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web search NEUTRAL — Audrey Austin, who is expecting twins, says her babies remain healthy as the dogs’ owner faces municipal court proceedings. TOPEKA, Kan.She expects to deliver the twins in November. A fundraiser has a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Austin said her babies remain in good health and she is expected to deliver in November, after returning to her apartment complex following an extended spell of treatment.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/us-news/kansas-woman-expecting…

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Claim 11: “Audrey Austin broke a finger as she instinctively covered her stomach to protect her babies when the dogs lunged at her in the dark outside her home in Topeka, Kan. on July 17, while she was 24 weeks pregnant.”

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Three independent web sources confirm Audrey Austin (also referred to as Audrey Suarez in one source) was 24 weeks pregnant and attacked on July 17 in Topeka, Kansas, and sustained a broken finger while protecting her stomach.

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