EAST HARTFORD, CT – A horrific dog attack claimed the life of a one-year-old boy at a residential property in East Hartford, Connecticut. The tragic event occurred on Wednesday afternoon and marks the second fatal dog attack involving a young child in the United States within a week. Police raced to the scene of the deadly attack shortly after 3 p.m., where the toddler had suffered multiple injuries from a dog attack. Despite the immediate …
FORT DODGE, IA – A woman in Iowa is facing a long road to recovery after a brutal attack by three pit bulls resulted in the loss of both her legs and the need for facial reconstructive surgery. The incident occurred at the home of Brittany Skoland in Fort Dodge on November 24. Police were dispatched to the scene following a distress call from a neighbor who heard cries for help. Upon arrival, officers found …
A septuagenarian man tragically lost his life after being brutally attacked by a pack of four dogs in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates neighborhood on Hawaii’s Big Island, according to local law enforcement. The victim, whose identity is yet to be disclosed pending family notification, was given immediate medical attention at the site of the incident. However, he succumbed to his injuries while en route to Kona Community Hospital on Tuesday. The gruesome incident came …
A 38-year-old Ohio woman, Cassie Thierauf, has recently been sentenced to two years in jail on child endangerment charges after her dogs attacked a 6-year-old girl in August 2022. The incident occurred in Lebanon, Ohio, where Thierauf was living in a duplex. The young victim and her family resided on the other side of the property. According to Warren County court documents, Thierauf and another individual were allegedly using drugs in the backyard when the …
In a tragic turn of events, a Pennsylvania mother was fatally attacked by her neighbor’s two Great Danes while she was feeding them during the owner’s absence. Kristen Potter, 38, was mauled by the large dogs inside the neighbor’s home on Thursday evening, according to Perry County Coroner Robert Ressler. First responders weren’t able to reach Potter until animal control officers arrived and tranquilized the dogs. Potter’s young son was also present during the attack …
A Cincinnati toddler is on the road to recovery following a severe dog attack that almost cost him his arm. The incident occurred earlier this month when the family of 3-year-old Xavier Carr was taking care of a Belgian Malinois belonging to someone else. On March 2, while the family was dog-sitting, Xavier’s arm was almost torn off during the aggressive encounter with the dog. Upon hearing his son’s desperate screams, Joshua Carr, Xavier’s father, …
A vicious dog attack in Texas has left one man dead and three others injured. Police say that the incident occurred when an 81-year-old man, who remains unidentified, visited a relative with a female companion. As they were stepping out of their vehicle, two American Staffordshire Terrier dogs broke through a front gate and attacked the group. The dogs also bit the relative’s hand and injured a San Antonio Fire Department captain, who was bitten …