CLARION, Pa. (AP) – A woman was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter, but convicted of two lesser counts, in the death of her 2-year-old granddaughter, who was mauled by two Rottweilers while visiting her home.

Kathleen Hansen, 62, also was acquitted of reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. She was convicted of two misdemeanors under the state’s dangerous dog law, the most serious of which carries a five-year maximum prison sentence. Sentencing was set for January.

Lily Krajewski, of Buffalo, N.Y., was attacked after the dogs escaped from their makeshift kennel in March 2003. Hansen testified she tried to fend off the dogs, but was overpowered.

Lily’s mother, Karen Krajewski, testified against her mother, saying the dogs were dangerous and they frequently escaped from the kennel, which was closed with ties and twine. In court records, state police said the dogs had attacked people before.

Hansen’s son and Lily’s uncle, Roger Hansen, who owned the dogs, is awaiting trial on the same charges his mother faced.

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