Eight days after 71-year-old Jamaican immigrant Doreen Richards Broadbelt was tragically mauled to loss of life by canines whereas strolling to work, Miami Gardens police offered an replace on the investigation on Tuesday.
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Police have now recognized six canines that would have been concerned in Broadbelt’s loss of life.
“All of the canines concerned have been swabbed for DNA testing and it’s going to be in comparison with the DNA that was discovered on the sufferer and it’s going to be despatched out to a lab,” Miami Gardens Police Division Sgt. Emmanuel Jeanty stated. “As soon as that info comes again, it’ll give us a clearer image as to the place we’re at with the investigation.”
Authorities stated a few of the canines have house owners, and a few have been beforehand cited by Miami-Dade Animal Companies.
On Labor Day, round 4 a.m., Broadbelt was strolling alongside Northwest 196th Terrace and 14th Court docket when she was attacked. A resident found her on the bottom and referred to as police. She was present in a subject behind Norwood Elementary Faculty. The household later went again to the scene the place she was discovered to put flowers.
Broadbelt, who labored at Walmart for 13 years, was a mom of 4 and was married to Donovan Broadbelt for 20 years. Her husband described her as a sort lady that cared for any and everybody in want.
Caribbean-American residents and different members of the group have referred to as on authorities and native leaders to take motion relating to aggressive canines within the space. Broadbelt’s daughter stated her mom had lengthy been vocal concerning the canines, which might assault her throughout her day by day walks. At one level, she even carried a stick for defense.
The medical expert dominated Broadbelt’s loss of life unintentional, attributable to canine mauling. Devastated members of the family stated she was afraid of the canines within the space.
“A part of our investigation, speaking to different neighbors, neighbors have stated their canines have been a sufferer of an assault and so they simply didn’t notify the authorities,” Jeanty stated, noting that different animals within the neighborhood had additionally been attacked previously.
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Police stated it’s nonetheless too early to find out what justice will appear like for Broadbelt and her household.
“The detectives have been working across the clock to deal with this,” Jeanty stated. “As soon as we get info from the lab, at the moment they’ll put a file collectively, a case file collectively, current it to the state lawyer’s workplace and at the moment we’ll see what steerage the state lawyer offers us to maneuver ahead.”
The household continues to await updates and plans to carry a vigil for Broadbelt on Tuesday night. They’ve additionally arrange a GoFundMe page to assist cowl funeral bills. The web page, organized by her daughter Lateisha Wilkinson, states:
“Doreen Might Richards Broadbelt was tragically taken from her household when on September 1, 2025, she was mauled and killed by a pack of vicious canines on her method to work at Walmart. We, the household, are in indescribable shock and grief of the premature loss of life of our spouse and mom. We want to lay her to a peaceable relaxation and search monetary help to bury her. We at the moment shouldn’t have the funds for this premature occasion. Thanks in your help.”
Broadbelt and her household hail from Jamaica, highlighting the loss felt not solely in Miami Gardens however throughout the Caribbean-American group.
