Junction City ? A woman whose dogs fatally mauled an 11-year-old boy will remain in prison after a judge denied her request for a new trial, Geary County Atty. Chris Biggs said Monday.

Sabine Davidson was convicted in 1997 of unintentional second-degree murder, after her three Rottweilers attacked and killed Christopher Wilson of Milford while he waited for a school bus.

The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the conviction in 1999.

In April, Davidson challenged her conviction, saying her trial attorney was ineffective, and failed to have DNA testing done on scrapings from the dogs’ mouths.

She also alleged that her attorney on appeal was ineffective for not raising additional issues during the appeals process.