Horrifying moment: A 25-year-old woman was brutally mauled by her pet pit bull and SURVIVES by escaping in an elevator and getting help from her neighbors.
- A 25-year-old woman was mauled by her four-year-old pit bull at her home in Cucuta, Colombia, last Thursday.
- A woman was putting on her shoes in her apartment when she was attacked by a dog
- She crawled out of the apartment for help to the neighbors and climbed into the elevator, where the attack continued.
- The woman eventually entered the lobby, where the neighbors rushed to help.
- Authorities said they have 10 days to determine what action will be taken on the dog, including euthanasia.
This is the horrifying moment a woman was mauled by her pet pit bull at her residence in Colombia.
A 25-year-old pet owner was tying her sneakers in her bedroom when she was suddenly attacked last Thursday, according to Colombian media.
The woman, whose identity has not been established, was able to crawl out of her apartment, turning to neighbors for help. She made it to the elevator, where a security camera caught the attack.
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A 25-year-old woman survived an attack by her four-year-old pet pit bull last Thursday in Cucuta, Colombia. Authorities said the woman was trying on the shoes in her apartment when the dog started torturing her.
Elevator surveillance footage captured the moment a 25-year-old woman was brutally attacked by her pet pit bull. Cúcuta police said the woman had broken fingers on her right hand, multiple fractures on her left hand, and lacerations on her upper limbs.
“Her reaction was to crawl to the door and go out into the corridor in the hope that someone would come to her aid,” said a Cucuta law enforcement source, according to La Opinion.
The four-year-old dog stood over her in the elevator as she lay on her back and continued to bite her left hand.
The woman tried to push the pit bull away by punching him in the snout with her right hand and then managed to press the elevator button to go down to the lobby.
The woman reached for the elevator buttons and tried to get to the lobby, but was unable to get the elevator to move from the fifth floor, where her apartment is located. She was able to get down the stairs and was rescued by neighbors.
The pit bull walks around the owner of the pet in the elevator, after which he continues to bite her. The woman survived the horrific attack despite breaking both arms and lacerations to her upper limbs.
“When the animal jumped on her, all she thought was that if she stayed on the fifth floor, no one would save her,” a police source said.
As she struggled to sit up straight, the dog circled around her and attacked again before she could crawl out of the elevator, which was not moving.
As a result, the woman had to go from the corridor of the fifth floor to the lobby, where the neighbors rushed to her defense and dragged the dog away.
Cucuta police said the woman suffered broken fingers on her right hand, multiple fractures on her left hand, and lacerations on her upper limbs.
Authorities said they have 10 days to conduct a study of the dog’s behavior and determine its future, including the possibility of its euthanasia.