Posted on 06/22/2007 12:14:47 PM PDT by Cecily
A Roswell woman on her daily walk Friday morning was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull, which tore into her head, police said.
The woman, who was saved by neighbors responding to her screams, was in surgery Friday morning at North Fulton Regional Hospital for severe but non-life threatening injuries, said Roswell Police Lt. James McGee.
Neighbors tried to stop the attack by beating the dog with sticks and shovels, but "they didn't faze him," said Charles Tedford, president of the homeowners association in the Lake Forest subdivision, where the attack occurred.
The dog finally stopped and turned on a neighbor who had been hitting it with a shovel, biting him in the arm, McGee said.
The dog then turned to attack another neighbor who was approaching with a .45-caliber pistol. He killed the dog with one shot to the head, McGee said.
The female victim was not carrying identification and neighbors did not know her name. Her home in the 900 block of Lake Haven Court, is owned by Quoc Khoan Giang, and the home phone is listed under the name of W.A. Trinh, according to records.
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Good job. Nothing like a 45 to stop the show.
I’ve got a jackass neighbor with one of these dogs constantly getting loose and terrorizing the neighborhood. It may meet a similar fate someday.
Good shootin'. Unarmed there would have likely been more victims.
Of course this could have all been prevented if the neighbors had just stayed in their homes. I mean the pit bull was gentle as can be, so I'm sure the neighbors were teasing it. /s
Yep. Sad they didn’t know their neighbor, but they did outstanding. Charging dog head shot, good job.
YIKES! My old neighborhood!
If I knew there were so many good neighbors, I might not have moved.
My friend in Atlanta just sent this site to me today!
http://www.mothersagainstdogchaining.org/attacks.html
Ahh, she doesn’t speak English; that’s why they didn’t get to know her. She was so fortunate to live amongst people who won’t hide in their homes when something bad happens.
“year-old daughter when it broke free of its leash and attacked the woman, McGee said.”
Geez, it could have been the guy’s own kid. Why do people own these animals? I know, I know, they’re gentle creatures only ruined by their owners.
The neighbor’s right to own guns saved his neighbor.
Beats me why folks own those kinds of dogs anyway.
....different Roswell >>> tin foil hatter...
I think they should be declared contraband and totally outlawed.
“declared contraband and totally outlawed.”
and yet, they’re not while guns are.
strange world we live in.
The dog then turned to attack another neighbor who was approaching with a .45-caliber pistol. He killed the dog with one shot to the head, McGee said.
THIIISss.....
Is the correct response for all uncaged and undisciplined/unrestrained animals...
Raging pit bulls...
and... all raggy-head jihadi's....
Live like an animal...
Act like an animal....
Treat others like animals...
AND...
Kill like an animal....
THEN....
Expect to die like an animal...
Shot dead in the street ---
Have a nice weekend!
Apparently the aliens are not the only deadly thing in Roswell.
To get my dog to release a ball or stick, I'd press down on his tongue, and he'd open right up. 'Wonder if this would work if attacked by a pit bull? Somebody let me know if this works! :)
A Roswell woman on her daily walk Friday morning was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull, which tore into her face, head and arm, police said.
Lan Khanh Trinh, 69, was saved by neighbors who responded to her screams. She underwent surgery at North Fulton Regional Hospital for severe but non-life threatening injuries, said Roswell Police Lt. James McGee.
Twelve-year-old Payton Newell was walking the dog when Trinh came up and tried to pet it, Payton said.
"He started growling and I said, 'Don't pet him,' and she said something and she reached down to pet him," Payton said. "He backed away, then he muscled his way out of the collar and attacked her."
Neighbor Robert Bailey, a 37-year-old computer technician, heard Trinh's screams outside his window at 7:45 a.m. and raced out of his house in boxer shorts and a robe.
"He was attacking her face, biting and grabbing," Bailey said.
Bailey yanked the 60-pound male, named Achilles, off of Trinh, then positioned himself between the dog and the victim. Then he came to his senses.
"It was one of those instinctive kinds of things — you just rush in," Bailey said. "Then it's, OK, I've got the dog off of her — now what do I do?" You hope for reinforcements, which is what he got.
Neighbors tried to stop the attack by beating the dog with sticks and shovels, but "they didn't faze him," said Charles Tedford, president of the homeowners association in the Lake Forest subdivision, where the attack occurred.
The dog also attacked Spencer Alexander, a neighbor who had been hitting the dog with a stick. Alexander was bitten in the left arm.
The dog then turned to attack neighbor Marc Del Santro, who was approaching with a .45-caliber pistol. Del Santro killed the dog with one shot to the head, McGee said.
Tedford said Trinh speaks almost no English, but says "good morning" with a smile to everyone she meets during her daily walks in the neighborhood off of Old Alabama Road.
"We know her as the little smiling lady," Tedford said. "She's everybody's friend."
The pit bull's owner, Glenda Newell, said her "heart goes out to this person — she's a very, very nice lady," but she should have backed off when Achilles started growling.
"My dog is very friendly, but he doesn't like to be touched by other people," Newell said. "He's not a monster. He was a very loving dog. Maybe she just scared him."
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/northfulton/stories/2007/06/22/0622pitbull.html
well personally i think that when the women was told to dont touch the dog and he was growling she should have left the dog alone .. so she is as much at fault as the dog is .. you think that pitbulls are mean dogs they arent .. granted some have been used for fighting but some like my 3 are nothing more than big babys who play with my son every day and would not hurt anyone .. so people need to stop and think .. if someone says leave him alone and the dog is growling that means LEAVE HIM ALONE..
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