Horrific update in case of young woman ripped apart by her own Rottweilers as doctors fight to save her limbs: Onlookers reveal details of mauling as calls grow to restrict dangerous dog breeds
Gruesome update in the case of young woman torn apart by her own Rottweilers as doctors fight to save her limbs: Onlookers reveal details of mauling as calls mount to restrict dangerous dog breeds
- Doctors try to save the arm of a young woman who was brutally mauled by her two Rottweilers
Doctors are fighting to save a 31-year-old woman’s arm after she was mauled by her two Rottweilers in a vicious backyard attack.
West Australian woman Nikita Piil was in the backyard of her home in Success, Perth, when her dogs Bronx and Harlem attacked her about 4.30pm on Saturday.
She suffered serious injuries to her arms and leg and remains in a serious condition at Royal Perth Hospital
She will likely undergo surgery to save one of her arms.
Nikita Piil, a 31-year-old Perth woman, was rushed to hospital after being brutally mauled by her two Rottweillers
Neighbors were alerted to the attack after hearing Mrs Pill’s painful screams and tried to stop the dogs.
Neighbors desperately tried to stop the brutal attack by banging on the fence and spraying the canines with a hose, but could not stop the dogs from mauling Ms Piil.
Neighbor Bryn Spencer said he and another person heard Ms Piil’s screams for about 10 minutes before they tried to intervene.
Mr Spencer said he tried to stop the attack but was unable to enter Ms Piil’s backyard without endangering himself.
“I considered jumping the fence and going in to save her but there were clearly two Rottweilers in there… I would have been torn apart,” Mr Spencer told the ABC.
“All I could really do was watch this girl get mauled while I was hitting the fence with a bat … while (another neighbor) was hosing down the dog.”
Mr Spencer said he begged police to shoot the dogs because the pair were “going to kill her”.
Police were forced to shoot one of Ms Piil’s dogs to prevent it from attacking her and the animal was later euthanized
Ms Piil suffered serious bite wounds to her arms and legs and was rushed to hospital, where she is in serious but stable condition.
Ms Pill’s screams can be heard on footage captured at 4.45pm when police arrived at the property.
Officers first tried to taser the dogs, but that did not stop the attack.
The attack ended when police shot the seven-year-old Bronx after determining the dogs were “extremely aggressive” and Ms Piil’s life was in danger. The dog was later euthanized by veterinarians.
Ms Piil’s other dog, four-year-old Harlem, remains in a facility in the town of Cockburn while police investigate why the pair attacked their owner.
Ms Piil suffered extensive blood loss and serious bite wounds to her arms and legs and was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital where she remains in a critical condition.
The avid Rotweiler lover, who once described her dog Bronx as her “whole world – loyal, intelligent and protective,” must undergo surgery to save one of her arms.
Ms. Piil’s Facebook page is full of photos of herself with her pet Rottweilers.
In one photo from 2019, Ms. Piil is seen cuddling a Rottweiler. However, it is not known if it is the same dog involved in the attack.
The young woman also had a sign taped to her front door that read, “Beware of the Rottweiler.”
Four breeds are currently restricted in WA: Argentine and Brazilian fighting dogs, the Japanese Tosa, Pit Bull Terrier breeds and the Presa Canario.