Pit Bull Kills 25-Year-Old in Campinas Backyard as Dog Is Taken Into Custody

Overview

• Juliana de Oliveira, 25, died at the scene after suffering severe wounds to her arms and abdomen, according to police and SAMU.
• Her eight-month-old daughter was inside the home during the attack and was not injured, police said.
• A neighbor reported trying to drive the dog away with an iron bar before the victim’s husband contained it and moved it to the neighbor’s yard.
• Firefighters removed the pit bull from the property, and authorities plan to send it to the Department of Protection and Animal Welfare of Campinas.
• Friends and coworkers mourned the bakery worker, saying she cared for the animal and often spoke of it “as if it were a child.”