The family of a woman who was mauled to death by her neighbors' dogs, after making 13 complaints about them, are expected to be awarded $3.5 million in compensation.

Per The Dayton Daily News, the body of Klonda Richey was discovered on February 7, 2014 by a pedestrian walking past her home in Dayton, Ohio. The police were summoned, and the two dogs involved in the incident were shot to death by police after charging at the officers.

The neighbors in question, 30-year-old Andrew Nason and 27-year-old Julie Custer later pleaded no contest in court and were both found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of failure to control dogs.

Custer was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 480 hours of community service and fined $200, while Nason was sentenced to 150 days in jail, 500 hours of community service and fined $500.

However, Richey’s relatives Ted Richey and Linda Roach later sued the county’s Animal Resource Center, claiming that her death was preventable and that she had been afraid of Nason and Custer's two mixed mastiffs for some time prior to her death.

In fact, The Dayton Daily News reports that she was so terrified of the animals she had erected a fence between her house and Nason and Custer's, installed a security camera to monitor when the dogs were not on their leashes, and even attempted to obtain a civil protection order against Nason - which was denied according to court records.

Chris Jenkins, a Cincinnati attorney representing the deceased, wrote to the court last month that: "[Richey and Roach] suffered immense damages as a result of the loss of their sister. The evidence is clear that Ms. Richey experienced prolonged conscious pain and suffering prior to her death."

The family of a woman who was mauled to death by her neighbors' dogs, after making 13 complaints about them, are expected to be awarded $3.5 million in compensation.

Per The Dayton Daily News, the body of Klonda Richey was discovered on February 7, 2014 by a pedestrian walking past her home in Dayton, Ohio. The police were summoned, and the two dogs involved in the incident were shot to death by police after charging at the officers.

The neighbors in question, 30-year-old Andrew Nason and 27-year-old Julie Custer later pleaded no contest in court and were both found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of failure to control dogs.

Custer was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 480 hours of community service and fined $200, while Nason was sentenced to 150 days in jail, 500 hours of community service and fined $500.

However, Richey’s relatives Ted Richey and Linda Roach later sued the county’s Animal Resource Center, claiming that her death was preventable and that she had been afraid of Nason and Custer's two mixed mastiffs for some time prior to her death.

In fact, The Dayton Daily News reports that she was so terrified of the animals she had erected a fence between her house and Nason and Custer's, installed a security camera to monitor when the dogs were not on their leashes, and even attempted to obtain a civil protection order against Nason - which was denied according to court records.

Chris Jenkins, a Cincinnati attorney representing the deceased, wrote to the court last month that: "[Richey and Roach] suffered immense damages as a result of the loss of their sister. The evidence is clear that Ms. Richey experienced prolonged conscious pain and suffering prior to her death."