Garbutt: Young woman whose arm was bitten off by her monster pit bull is identified as neighbours reveal dog was ‘hungry for blood’

A young Australian woman whose monstrous pit bull destroyed the lower half of her arm in a horror mauling has been identified.

Annmarie Walters, 34, from Garbutt, a suburb of Townsville in north Queensland, was viciously attacked by her ‘large breed pit bull’ on Friday.

Paramedics discovered Ms Walters with a severed forearm, with her injuries described as potentially life-threatening.

Police had to shoot the pit bull to save her. The 34-year-old was recovered in the hope that surgeons can reattach him.

It comes as neighbors on the quiet residential street reveal the ‘bastard’ has attacked two other people in recent months.

Neighbors Dale Butler and Rachel Fraser were visiting the 34-year-old when the dog attacked as they stood at the front door.

He said the pit bull was barking and trying to get out of the house, while Mrs. Walters tried to push him back.

“It just grabbed her arm. It must have been hungry for blood… it was stuck,” Ms Fraser told the newspaper Townsville Bulletin.

“It was a very serious, very catastrophic injury,” Queensland Police District Senior Sergeant Scot Warrick said (Ms Walters is pictured on a stretcher)

Mr Butler said he grabbed a knife and tried to stab the dog through the screen door before spraying it with a hose.

He said the dog eventually let go of Mrs. Walter’s arm.

Mr Butler said he told his neighbor she had to get rid of her dog after he “mauled two boys” in the past three months, including her husband.

Resident Corey Geesu said he was attacked by the same dog two weeks ago and spent several nights in the hospital as a result.

He was left with several large scars on his right forearm and felt the dog should have been taken away sooner.

He said it was fortunate the pit bull had not attacked any children.

Queensland Police District Duty Officer Senior Sergeant Scot Warrick said a tourniquet on the woman’s arm “could have saved her life”.

“It was a very serious, very catastrophic injury,” he said.

A spokesperson for Townsville University Hospital said on Saturday that Ms Walters (pictured) was in a ‘serious but stable condition’.

The sergeant added that police had “no choice” but to euthanize the pit bull.

Ms Walter’s dog was shot dead by police after Townsville City Council animal control officers advised it could not be safely removed from the home.

“I know people are going to be very upset by that,” Sergeant General Warrick said of the dog’s death.

“But we had no other choice.”

“I’ve been a police officer for 37 years, this is the first time I’ve seen something this serious,” he said.

A spokesperson for Townsville University Hospital said on Saturday that Ms Walters was in a ‘serious but stable condition’.