San Antonio, Tx — Simone Lyke was mauled by an aggressive pit bull on July 23. Her family says the dog ripped off her arm and severed multiple organs during the attack. Lyke died on July 27, her 32nd birthday.
Lyke’s friend who witnessed the dog attack says the dog named Pablo first tried to attack her, and then turned on Simone. Her friend chose to remain anonymous.
“He literally knocked the little fence gate down and came attacking me. So, I just went to the kitchen. I was cornered off to where I couldn’t go anywhere. He was barking and had me pinned against the wall. At his point he’s on me. He’s on two feet, and he’s trying to attack me.”
That’s when Lyke took the dog out on the patio.
“I’m thinking she’s calming him down. The next thing, probably like 3 to 5 seconds later she was like, call 9-1-1 he’s got my arm. I literally called 9-1-1 and shot out the house. It was a mutual friend that stays out there. I ran to get him. I’m like come, the dog has Barbie’s arm. In the midst of that he’s walking back with me. But he’s like I’m not helping. This dog tried to attack me too. I was like, I don’t know what to do. I’m scared at this point.”
The friend says San Antonio Police Officers were on the patio trying to save Simone by the time she got back to the apartment.
“They tazed the dog. That didn’t get the dog off her. They tazed it again. The dog finally got off and ran in the house. She was just bleeding out.”
The friend says Simone lived with her boyfriend at the Lennox Apartments.
“It was both of their dog to my knowledge. The dog has been around since it was a baby.”
Simone’s family says Pablo was put down Tuesday and Simone Lyke’s funeral has not been planned yet because they are waiting to have her remains transported to Chicago.
We reached out to Animal Control Services to ask if charges have been filed. They did not respond.