An 85-year-old woman died when two large dogs got into her garden from a neighbouring property through a hole in a fence and attacked her, police said.
The woman suffered a "sustained" attack and was found with serious injuries in Rowley Regis near Dudley, West Midlands, on Friday.
Supt Phil Asquith, from West Midlands Police, said her death was "tragic and horrific".
The two dogs were seized and are being tested to establish their breed.
The 43-year-old owner of the dogs, who was arrested on suspicion of being the person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, has been was bailed while inquiries continue, police said.
Flowers have been placed on the victim's driveway in Boundary Avenue, with one displaying the message "RIP Nan".
Supt Asquith said neighbours and family who live nearby responded "very quickly" to the woman.
"The dogs will have unfortunately carried out a fairly sustained attack so there were multiple injuries, mainly caused as a result of the delay in getting into the garden," he said.
Supt Asquith said officers were called to the scene at about 15:20 BST by neighbours who said the woman was "under attack from dogs from a neighbouring property".
"Our officers attended, by which point the dogs had returned through a hole in the fence to the adjacent property and then, unfortunately, despite the best efforts of medical professionals, that lady died at the scene," he said.
He said the dogs were tranquilised and transported to secure kennels where they were being tested to determine their breed.
Supt Asquith described the dogs as "large" but would not speculate on whether or not they were banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act, adding DNA samples had been taken from them.
"Fortunately, these types of incidents are rare," he said, adding: "This presented no wider threat to the public. It was a hole in adjacent premises so they weren't running in the streets."
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