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A Wall Street firm has been hit with a wrongful-death lawsuit over a dog mauling that killed a 16-month-old boy in October in Converse. Blackstone, one of the largest owners of single-family rental homes in the country, is identified in the complaint as the “owner-in-fact” of the house in the 9700 block of Spruce Ridge where Jiryiah was attacked. Also named in the suit is Heather Rodriquez, who was asked to watch the boy but allegedly left him in the care of her 13-year-old daughter after being called in to work. The teen had the child on her lap while...

An Ohio grandmother was mauled to death by her neighbor’s pit bulls — which were later found to have been high on cocaine, according to a lawsuit. JoAnn Echelbarger, 73, was “peacefully gardening” in October when she was ripped apart by the pit bulls, Echo and Apollo, freely roaming her Ashton condominium’s common areas, according to court documents. Her husband, Stanley — who suffers from dementia and was in a wheelchair — watched helplessly as his wife was mauled for several minutes while “screaming for her life,” according to the complaint, which said one dog continued the attack even after...

A man feared for his life when his rescue dog attacked him in a horrifying 45-minute ordeal, leaving him with no choice but to strangle the animal. Matt Porter was left with horrific injuries, including losing the use of one hand, following the unexpected and brutal attack. While shaving, Matt's Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Karma, suddenly lunged at him, biting him over 70 times on both arms. Fearing he would bleed to death after realising he couldn't use either hand, he was forced to use his forearms to end her life. Before losing consciousness due to blood loss, he managed to...

A Texas couple was sentenced to more than a decade in prison each Friday after their pit bulls got loose and killed an 81-year-old man last year, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said. Christian Moreno was sentenced to 18 years in prison and Abilene Schnieder was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the Feb. 24, 2023, mauling near their San Antonio home. Ramon Najera, 81, was killed and his wife, Juanita Najera, was injured in the attack. ADVERTISING The dogs got loose and attacked the Najeras as they were running errands nearby, officials said. “What happened to Mr....

A California man was mauled to death by his own dogs on a San Diego playground Friday when the three beasts refused to let off their owner despite bystanders’ desperate efforts. Calls started coming into San Diego police around noon Friday reporting a dog attack at the Mesa Viking Neighborhood Park, and when police arrived they found three “XL bullies” sinking their teeth into the defenseless man, according to KTLA. The attack was so vicious one witness thought police were trying to apprehend a violent criminal. “I just saw they had something trapped in the weeds over here. I thought...

Rochester, N.Y. — A 3-month-old boy died from his injuries after he was apparently attacked by dogs on the city's northwest side over the weekend, according to police. .... Police said two pit bull-type dogs believed to have attacked the boy were seized from the home, as the circumstances leading up to his death remain under investigation.

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news storyA young girl was rushed to hospital after she was bitten by an XL Bully in a horror attack at home. Police were called by the ambulance service at around 7.10pm on Saturday to a property in Falmouth, Cornwall. The unnamed youngster suffered "serious injuries" in the incident. A statement from Devon & Cornwall Police read: "Police were called by the ambulance service at around 7.10pm on Saturday 13 April to a property in Lowenek Close, Falmouth. It was reported a child had been bitten...

A Detroit man who was mauled by three dogs as he walked home from a bus stop has died from his injuries. Harold Phillips, a 35-year-old father, died Friday evening, four days after he was attacked by the dogs as he walked to his house from a bus stop, his wife said. Detroit Animal Control and Care explained how the three dogs got out of a fenced yard and viciously attacked him. Phillips was hospitalized following the attack and had to have his right arm amputated but things went from bad to worse. The three dogs owner, Roy Goodman, has...

A ban on American XL bully dogs came into effect Thursday in England and Wales after a spate of violent attacks. Owners now must apply for an exemption, which requires proof of neutering and liability insurance, if they want to keep their pets. All XL bullies must be muzzled and kept on a leash in public. Before 2021, there were only about three fatal dog attacks per year in the U.K. Since 2021, however, there have been at least 23, many of which have involved American XL bullies, according to CBS News partner network BBC News. "These dogs aren't cared...

A grandmother was savagely mauled by three pit bulls while walking down a neighborhood in Austin, Texas. The brutal attack left Maria Perez, 55, with wounds requiring more than 100 stitches and now the family says they want justice. On Monday, Perez was taking an evening stroll with her nephew near her home in Round Rock. A neighbor opened their front door and three aggressive pit bulls leaped out. The dogs started running towards Perez and her nephew. The pair were chased down a dead-end street but the nephew was able to leap out of the way, which left the...

A lonely California man has been left grieving after his cat was mauled to death by a pit bull which overpowered its owners - who then fled the grisly scene. Tootie Pootie's devastated owner Chris Fowler said the ordeal was traumatizing - and is now demanding justice after the nine-year-old cat was ravaged by a dog on Magliocco Drive in San Jose. Fowler let his cat out of his apartment to get some fresh air on Saturday afternoon when a man, girl, and large dog approached her on the street. Footage showed the dog leap forward and overpower the girl...

The head of Philadelphia's FBI field office is facing an investigation after she shot and killed a pit bull outside a Center City apartment building Monday evening. The shooting of a pit bull by an off-duty FBI agent on a busy Center City street this week has sparked an uproar on social media and protests by animal rights activists outside the FBI’s offices on Arch Street. Here’s what we know about the incident, the agent involved, and what happens next: What do we know about the incident? Philadelphia police and the FBI have confirmed that an off-duty FBI agent shot...

The Bennard family from Shelby County, Tennessee, suffered a devastating blow Oct. 6 when their two dogs fatally attacked the family’s 2-year-old and 5-month-old. The dogs, two pit bulls named Cheech and Mia, turned on Hollace Dean, 5 months old, and Lilly Jane, 2, for no discernable reason. Mom Kirstie Jane Bennard, 30, gave her all to protect her children, using herself as a shield to try to protect Lilly Jane and receiving countless lacerations in the process, according to USA Today. Despite her sacrifice and efforts during the horrific 10-minute onslaught, the Bennards lost both their precious babies and...

A dog fight in Marina between two pit bulls ended with one being stabbed to death with a pocket knife. Police say a woman was walking her dog on a leash when another dog bolted from the front door of a home on Reindollar Avenue and Zanetta Drive and attacked the dog on the leash. After attempting to separate the animals, the woman of the leashed pit bull used a pocket knife in her possession to break up the fight. The unleashed dog did not survive. The leashed pit bull needed multiple stitches and was injured on the top of...

Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies found the woman on the ground when they arrived at the scene in Interlachen Lake Estates on Sunday afternoon, sheriff’s officials said in a Facebook post. They also found the dogs inside a fence at a nearby home. A nearby resident told deputies they heard the woman screaming for help and saw five dogs attacking her. Several neighbors tried pulling the dogs off the woman and one shot a gun into the air to scare the dogs away, the report said. The Putnam County Animal Control Unit has taken custody of the dogs. Authorities said that...

'They were good dogs, they are not a banned breed and were not dangerous,' Joanne Robinson's mother said Who was Joanne Robinson? Mom-of-two, 43, MAULED to death by her pet XL Bully Joanne Robinson was killed at home by her pet dog named 'Rocco' after she returned from a night out (Facebook/Dillion Robinson and YappApp) A mother-of-two, Joanne Robinson, was mauled to death by her pet American Bully XL dog while her partner was left with life-changing injuries that have been pictured. She is understood to have been pinned down by the jaws of the pet, named Rocco, after coming...

One of the dogs died after being stabbed, said Jaime Morales, whose face was also mauled in the incident. The girl, identified by her family as Ruby Cervantes, was taken to Los Angeles County USC Medical Center with multiple bites to her face and body. She was undergoing surgery and is expected to survive. The girl’s aunt was also injured in the incident. The family says the dogs have never been aggressive prior to Sunday’s incident.

A South Carolina mom-of-three had both arms amputated to the shoulder, lost part of her colon and is fighting for her life after she was attacked by three pit bulls on Monday. Kyleen Waltman, 38, was mauled by the animals when she was walking home on Ball Road, a dirt and gravel path lined with trees, around 10:30 a.m. on Monday in Honea Path, about 80 miles northwest of Columbia. 'She was walking home from her boyfriend’s house to her momma’s, and as far as I know, the dogs just jumped on her and you can actually see in the...

(WOAI/KABB) — A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday after a 22-year-old college student after being horribly attacked by several dogs last month. According to Brooker Law of Dallas, Jaqueline Durand was mauled by two dogs and left "permanently and catastrophically disfigured." The lawsuit says that Durand, a University of Texas at Dallas student, was hired by Dr. Justin Bishop and his wife Ashley to care for the couple's dogs while they were out of town. On Dec. 23, Durand went to the couple's home. She had just opened the front door to walk Lucy, a German shepherd mix breed, and...

A Southern California woman who tried to get into her home through a backyard window was attacked and killed by the family’s four dogs and her young son was bitten, authorities said Wednesday. The woman, whose name wasn’t immediately released, lived with her sister-in-law but nobody was home at the time and the woman had forgotten her key... Sheriff’s deputies called to the scene saw the woman lying in the backyard and used hoses to force the dogs away from her... She suffered major injuries to her head and one arm and died at a hospital.