Posted on 06/26/2009 10:41:25 PM PDT by Chet 99
09:02 PM Mountain Standard Time on Friday, June 26, 2009
3TV / azfamily.com
PHOENIX – An elderly Phoenix woman is recovering after being attacked by a pit bull.
That dog and a smaller dog attacked 80-year-old Maria Papamatheakis Friday morning while she was out for a walk near Bell and 37th Avenue.
They apparently got loose through a hole in a fence that is now covered with rocks. She was able to escape but now she has 21 deep teeth wounds on her lower body and a broken ankle.
Athena Papamatheakis tells 3TV, “She bled a lot, she was like a puddle of blood because she went inside to call her son and…while she was sitting on the bed she bled like there was blood going down the hallway."
When police arrived the pit bull reportedly turned on an officer. The officer shot and killed the dog.
The owners of the pit bull have been criminally cited and Maria is still waiting to find out if the dog had rabies.
Control your 80 year olds!
Poor dog.
At least it wasn’t a bison.
I think if we carefully browse news stories...there’s an attack daily now in the US. The breed has become a high-value item for people with attitude issues. They won’t control the dog or keep them leashed. I would hate to suggest it...but we almost need to pack a gun and automatically shoot any pit bull that we see on the streets...walking without a leash.
Ya why go through legal avenues and legislation? Stupid civil society.
Prayers Up for this Lady,,,
At her age this could kill her,,,
Glad the damned dawg was killed...
...or a moose.
One once bit my sister.
That’s why cops shoot poodles and dachshunds; good practice for when it counts.
I am sure the dog never ever behaved like this before, and was always friendly. /sarc
It was the victim’s fault. She should have never been outside walking. She caused it to happen! /s
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