04/14/2024 – 18:44
A pitbull dog attacked and killed its owner with bites to the neck this Sunday morning, the 14th, in Mogi Mirim, in the interior of São Paulo. The victim was epileptic and, according to police, was attacked during an epileptic seizure. A municipal guard, a neighbor of the family, heard the screams and, in an attempt to provide help, shot the animal dead.
The victim, Hugo Otávio Tobias, was 31 years old and took prescription medication to prevent epileptic seizures.
A brother, his wife and two children were at the residence, in the Parque das Laranjeiras neighborhood.
At the beginning of the month, writer Roseana Murray, 73, was the target of a similar attack in Saquarema, Rio, and had to have her arm amputated.
Tobias suffered the attack inside his own house. The dog advanced and attacked him with several bites, mainly on the throat.
The brother tried to lasso and drive the animal away, but he couldn't. The family's screams attracted neighbors. The municipal guard jumped over the wall that separates the residences and tried to help the victim, but the dog was very excited and tried to attack everyone. He then shot the pitbull to death.
Activated by the Fire Department, a team from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) confirmed the victim's death due to hemorrhage.
The incident was registered by the Military Police and the case will be investigated by the Civil Police.
Writer lost her arm in attack
Writer Roseana Murray, 73 years old, was attacked by three pitbull dogs, on the 5th, when she was walking along Saquarema street, in the Lagos Region, in Rio de Janeiro.
One of the most recognized names in children's literature, she suffered serious injuries and lost her right arm after the attack. Three people who were taking care of the dogs were arrested on the same day as the incident.
In a post on her Instagram page this Sunday, Roseana said that she is still recovering at the Intensive Therapy Center (CTI) of Alberto Torres Hospital and cited the myth of Cerberus, the three-headed dog that took care of the passage of the recently dead to the other world. “The three dogs that attacked me looked like Cerberus, the three-headed dog, ready to take me to my death,” she wrote.
As shown by the Estadãothe American Pit Bull Terrier dog breed arose from crossing lines of ancient bulldogs with terriers in the 19th century. The result was dogs that were very resistant to pain, fast and strong.
The pitbull was first registered in 1898, at the United Kennel Club, in the United States. The characteristics of these animals favored their use in fights to fight other dogs.
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