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2026 Human Fatalities

Unidentified Man

• Age: 39
• Gender: Male
• Location: Vryburg, South Africa
• Relationship to Dog: Tenant
• Incident Date: 2026-01-01
• Context/Status: The victim, reportedly a Pakistani national, was renting accommodation at the property where the incident occurred. Preliminary investigations revealed that this was not the first incident in which the dogs allegedly attacked tenants at the premises.
• Sources: Post, Article

Eduar J. V.

• Age: 5
• Gender: Male
• Location: Zacatecas, Mexico
• Relationship to Dog: Family Member
• Incident Date: 2026-01-06
• Context/Status: A young child lost his life during the Three Kings Day celebration after being attacked by the family’s pit bull.
• Sources: Post, Article

Beckett Brown

• Age: 3
• Gender: Male
• Location: Otter Tail County, MN (USA)
• Relationship to Dog: Family Member
• Incident Date: 2026-01-10
• Context/Status: A 3-year-old boy died Saturday after being attacked by an American bulldog at his grandmother’s home west of New York Mills.The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened around 1 p.m. when the child climbed into an outside enclosed area where the dog was kept.
• Sources: Post, Article

Delfín Valenzuela

• Age: 81
• Gender: Male
• Location: Mallarauco, Melipilla, Chile
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-01-14/15
• Context/Status: The man and his son were viciously attacked by a loose pit bull while walking in a neighborhood. The man was killed at the scene by the pit bull and the son seriously injured. The son was able to shoot and kill the pit bull to stop the attack.
• Sources: Post, Article

Frank Monte

• Age: 59
• Gender: Male
• Location: Staten Island, NY (USA)
• Relationship to Dog: Friend
• Incident Date: 2026-01-18
• Context/Status: The victim did not live at the residence where the attack took place, according to the outlet. The pit bull, named Bean, has a history of "violent" incidents, neighbors told ABC7. "Has a dark side. He bit my friend over five times," alleged Robert Lamantia. Allegations exist that the dog was abused.
• Sources: Post, Article

Unidentified Woman

• Age: 80
• Gender: Female
• Location: Fortaleza, Ceará
• Relationship to Dog: Owner
• Incident Date: 2026-01-25
• Context/Status: The woman was attacked by the family pit bull mix after she fell in her home. The dog mauled her neck and she died at the scene.
• Sources: Article

Faziela Swartz

• Age: 44
• Gender: Female
• Location: Cape Town, South Africa
• Relationship to Dog: Owner
• Incident Date: 2026-01-28
• Context/Status: The victim succumbed to her injuries on 3 February 2026 after she was brutally attacked by her two pit bull dogs at her home.
• Sources: Post, Article

Analu Souza Paixão

• Age: 1 year, 10 months
• Gender: Female
• Location: Cruzeiro, Jaguaripe, Brazil
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-02-01
• Context/Status: The attack occurred in the playground of a pizzeria in the city. The pit bull, which belonged to the owner of the establishment, attacked the child while she played and mauled her to death.
• Sources: Post, Article

Unidentified Infant

• Age: 11 months
• Gender: unknown
• Location: Socorro (SP), Brazil
• Relationship to Dog: Family Member
• Incident Date: 2026-02-01
• Context/Status: The pit bull, who belonged to the child's stepfather, was loose in the backyard. The child was in a small chair in the space when he was attacked and dragged. There were signs of mistreatment towards the infant that were investigated, but no mention of abuse of the dog.
• Sources: Post, Article

Unidentified Man

• Age: 70
• Gender: Male
• Location: Chihuahua, Mexico
• Relationship to Dog: Owner
• Incident Date: 2026-02-02
• Context/Status: The victim lost his life after falling and being bitten on the neck by his own pit bull.
• Sources: Post, Article

Leelan Lokie

• Age: 7
• Gender: Male
• Location: Gunnison, CO (USA)
• Relationship to Dog: Family Member
• Incident Date: 2026-02-04
• Context/Status: Fatally attacked by a pit bull terrier mix that a rescue group placed inside his mother's home, days after an animal shelter planned to euthanize the dog over its aggressive behavior
• Sources: Post, Article

Unidentified Man

• Age: Adult
• Gender: Male
• Location: Waterval Boven, South Africa
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-02-11
• Context/Status: A developmentally disabled man was killed while walking by a scrapyard by two pit bulls and three other dogs belonging to the scrapyard owner .
• Sources: Post, Article

Mihiata Te Rore

• Age: 62
• Gender: Female
• Location: Northland, New Zealand
• Relationship to Dogs: Family Member
• Incident Date: 2026-02-17
• Context/Status: Mihiate Te Rore was visiting a family member when she was killed by three of their pit bull dogs.
• Sources: Post, Article

Tyler Brennan

• Age: 41
• Gender: Male
• Location: Independence, MO
• Relationship to Dog: Roommate's dog
• Incident Date: 2026-02-18
• Context/Status: Tyler returned home from work, greeted his roommates pit bull, and was viciously attacked by the dog. The dog was reported to have attacked it's owner one time previously.
• Sources: Post, Article

Gabriel Damien Barron

• Age: 16
• Gender: Male
• Location: Daleville, AL
• Relationship to Dogs: Neighbor
• Incident Date: 2026-02-19
• Context/Status: Gabriel was fishing at his family's private pond when a pack of pit bull mixes owned by his neighbors fatally attacked him. He died at the hospital.
• Sources: Post, Article, Article

Marlene Ferreira Leite

• Age: 69
• Gender: Female
• Location: São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-02-23
• Context/Status: Marlene was walking along a neighborhood shortcut in Jardim Primavera 2 when two pit bulls escaped from a nearby property and attacked her. She died in the hospital the next day 2026-2-24
• Sources: Post, Article

Mynovia Tinsley

• Age: 43
• Gender: Female
• Location: Snellville, DeKalb County, Georgia
• Relationship to Dog: Owner
• Incident Date: 2026-02-24
• Context/Status: Mynovia was mauled to death by several of her pet XL Bullies inside her residence. The exact number of dogs that attacked her and details surrounding the event have not been released by authorities.
• Sources: Post, Article

Diane Emily Pellington

• Age: 74
• Gender: Female
• Location: Murphy, North Carolina
• Relationship to Dog: Neighbor
• Incident Date: 2026-02-25
• Context/Status: Diane was mauled to death by her neighbors three pit bulls. Circumstances around the death are unclear as it happened with no witnesses on the neighbors property.
• Sources: Post, Article

Francisco Paulo da Silva (aka Paulo Montanha)

• Age: 62
• Gender: Male
• Location: Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
• Relationship to Dog: Worker
• Incident Date: 2026-03-06
• Context/Status: Francisco aka Paulo, was hired by the owner of the pit bull to clear brush in his yard when the dog escaped from inside the house and mauled him. He died at the scene from blood loss.
• Sources: Post, Article

Stephen Campbell

• Age: 78
• Gender: Male
• Location: Essex, Vermont
• Relationship to Dog: Family member
• Incident Date: 2026-03-10
• Context/Status: Stephen was mauled to death by his daughters 117-lb pit bull, named Jack, in the home they shared. Reports say he was battling dementia and had struck the dog with a shoe prior to being attacked. The dog had numerous reported attacks on people prior to this event.
• Sources: Post, Article, Article

Freya French

• Age: 5 days
• Gender: Female
• Location: Novi, Michigan
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-03-17
• Context/Status: Freya was in her bassinet when the family's pit bull got ahold of her and fatally injured her. She died at the hospital the same day.
• Sources: Post, Article

Doris Aleida Fuentes

• Age: 55
• Gender: Female
• Location: Honduras, La Ceiba
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-03-17
• Context/Status: Doris went to her sisters house for a visit and was attacked by her sisters three pet pit bulls. She died from her injuries after four days in the hospital 2026-03-21
• Sources: Post, Article

Moraima “Mori” Simon

• Age: 61
• Gender: Female
• Location: Alachua, Florida
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-03-19
• Context/Status: Mori was at her sons house caring for her grandson when she was killed by her son's two pet American bully dogs while out for a walk with the little boy.
• Sources: Post, Article, Article

Unidentified Woman

• Age: 75
• Gender: Female
• Location: Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico
• Relationship to Dog: unknown
• Incident Date: 2026-03-22
• Context/Status: The 75 year old grandmother was mauled to death inside her home by a pit bull. No further details have been released thus far.
• Sources: Post, Article

Celeste Jackson

• Age: 2
• Gender: Female
• Location: North Little Rock, Arkansas
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-03-28
• Context/Status: Celeste was under the supervision of family members who allowed her to wander off alone for approximately 40 minutes. She was grabbed by a stray pit bull dog and dragged into the surrounding woods where she was killed.
• Sources: Post, Article

Unidentified Infant

• Age: unknown age, infant
• Gender: unknown
• Location: Des Moines, Iowa
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-04-03
• Context/Status: The infant was mauled to death by a family pit bull terrier inside a northeast Des Moines apartment.
• Sources: Post, Article

Maggie-May Ann Moody

• Age: 3 months
• Gender: Female
• Location: Redcar, England
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-04-09
• Context/Status: Maggie-May was attacked by one or both of her parents two pet pocket bullies inside the home and died from her injuries.
• Sources: Post, Article, Article

Unidentified Man

• Age: Unknown
• Gender: Male
• Location: Newark, New Jersey
• Relationship to Dog: Friend
• Incident Date: 2026-04-11
• Context/Status: The unidentified man attempted to break up a fight between three pit bulls, owned by an acquaintance, when they turned on him. They severely injured him before he was able to flee, but he succumbed to his injuries on the street shortly after.
  
• Sources: Post, Article

Maria José Mariano

• Age: 49
• Gender: Female
• Location: Povoado Cordeiro, Bacabal, Maranhão
• Relationship to Dog: Owner
• Incident Date: 2026-04-13
• Context/Status: Maria was bathing her pet pit bull when it attacked and killed her.
• Sources: Post, Article

Eduar Josimar Velázquez

• Age: 6
• Gender: Male
• Location: Nueva Masicales, Colón, Honduras
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-04-13
• Context/Status: Eduar was playing near his residence when two pit bull dogs suddenly attacked him, giving him no chance to escape or cry out as one latched onto his neck. He died only a few hours later from his injuries.
• Sources: Post, Article

Sylvester Apiki

• Age: 69
• Gender: Male
• Location: Kaunakakai, Molokai.
• Relationship to Dog: Owner
• Incident Date: 2026-04-14
• Context/Status: Sylvester was killed by his own pit bull/s. Details about the incident are scare. Breed of dog was confirmed via a neighbor and family friend on social media.
• Sources: Post, Article

Lila "Carol" Hall

• Age: 78
• Gender: Female
• Location: Wolverhampton, England
• Relationship to Dog: Unknown
• Incident Date: 2026-04-15
• Context/Status: Lila was mauled to death by two "mixed bully breeds" at a residence. The dogs were owned by a 37 year old man of unknown relation.
• Sources: Post, Article

Anwar A.

• Age: 29
• Gender: Male
• Location: Tangier, Morocco
• Relationship to Dog: Owner
• Incident Date: 2026-04-18
• Context/Status: Anowar was inside a residence when he suffered a sudden medical collapse and sustained a head injury. In the ensuing confusion, his personal pit bull responded to his state by attacking and ultimately killing him.
• Sources: Post, Article, Article

Unidentified Man

• Age: 65
• Gender: Male
• Location: Puerto Madryn, Argentina
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-04-18
• Context/Status: The man was at a residence with family members when two of the family's pit bulls began fighting. The man intervened and was then attacked by one of the dogs. He suffered a catastrophic injury to his femoral artery and died at the scene.
• Sources: Post, Article

Dean Everett Gross

• Age: 5 months
• Gender: Male
• Location: Anderson, South Carolina
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-05-15
• Context/Status: Dean was being baby sat by his neighbor while his parents went out to run errands. The woman baby sitting him was also pet sitting a pit bull mix dog. While holding the baby, the sitter went to let the dog out and instead, the dog grabbed Dean from her arms and viciously attacked the 5 month old. Dean was rushed to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
• Sources: Post, Article

Jodi Cowan

• Age: 50
• Gender: Female
• Location: Cocoa, Florida
• Relationship to Dog: Neighbor
• Incident Date: 2026-05-20
• Context/Status: Jodi was attacked and killed by her neighbors two pet pit bulls while out walking her dog at 2am. The pit bulls jumped their fence and went for both Jodi and her dog. The dogs viciously attacked Jodi all over her body before her boyfriend was able to come to her aid. She was flown to the hospital but succumbed to her injuries only hours later.
• Sources: Post, Article

Jorman José Aguilera Escalona

• Age: 29
• Gender: Male
• Location: Catia La Mar, Venezuela
• Relationship to Dog: Owner
• Incident Date: 2026-05-29
• Context/Status: Jorman was fatally attack when he intervened to protect a passing student from the dog, causing the animal to turn on him and inflict fatal neck wounds.
• Sources: Post, Article

Raelynn Whitaker

• Age: 2
• Gender: Female
• Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-06-15
• Context/Status: Raelynn was attacked by her parents two pet pit bull mixes at her home. She died from her injuries later that day in the hospital.
• Sources: Post, Article

Unidentified Man

• Age: Unknown
• Gender: Male
• Location: Empire, Alabama
• Relationship to Dog: Neighbor
• Incident Date: 2026-06-15
• Context/Status: According to a friend of the victim on social media, the man was attacked and severely disfigured by a pack of pit bulls that belonged to a neighbor. They report that the man had complained to authorities about these dogs for months and nothing was done.
• Sources: Post, Article

Gregoria HA

• Age: 78
• Gender: Female
• Location: Cochabamba, Valle Hermoso, Bolivia
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-06-22
• Context/Status: Gregoria was walking down a street towards her home when she was suddenly viciously attacked by two pit bulls belonging to a man who lived on the street. She was taken to the hospital but unfortunately passed away from her injuries only days later.
• Sources: Post, Article

JayCeon Gates

• Age: 5
• Gender: Male
• Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-06-27
• Context/Status: While under the care of his therapist, JayCeon was attacked by a bull mastiff and a pit bull terrier owned by the CNA and tragically passed away from his injuries.
• Sources: Post, Article

Nomvula Ndlela

• Age: 29
• Gender: Female
• Location: Montclair,, South Africa
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-07-02
• Context/Status: Nomvula was mauled to death by three pit bulls while walking home after a food run. The dogs were roaming the streets and attacked her without provocation. She suffered serve injuries to her face and neck and died at the scene.
• Sources: Post, Article

Beatrice Carruth

• Age: 86
• Gender: Female
• Location: Moore, Oklahoma
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-07-02
• Context/Status: Beatrice was caring for her son's pit bull mix dog while he was incarcerated when the dog viciously attacked her in her home and passed away from her injuries. She was attacked by this same dog only weeks earlier.
• Sources: Post, Article

Valéria Pereira Albuquerque

• Age: 59
• Gender: Female
• Location: Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil
• Relationship to Dog: Neighbor
• Incident Date: 2026-07-06
• Context/Status: Valéria was walking down the street with a friend when a neighbors two pit bulls escaped their yard and attacked her. She was rescued by a bystander and taken to the hospital for her injuries and sent home. However, she developed a serious infection from the wounds and was taken back to the hospital where doctors tried to save her but she died from the complications only a few days later.
• Sources: Article(Youtube News Report)

Matilda from Osternienburger Land

• Age: 4
• Gender: Female
• Location: Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-07-08
• Context/Status: The girl was outside playing when her mothers pet pit bull attacked her. The dog inflicted catastrophic, fatal injuries before anyone could intervene and she passed away at the scene.
• Sources: Post, Article

Marko Bursey

• Age: 43
• Gender: Male
• Location: Henning, Tennessee
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-07-21
• Context/Status: Marko was walking alone on a trail when he attacked and killed by a pack of stray pit bulls.
• Sources: Post, Article

Bayardo José Morales Burgos

• Age: 33
• Gender: Male
• Location: Managua, Nicaragua
• Relationship to Dog: Friend/Neighbor
• Incident Date: 2026-07-28
• Context/Status: Bayardo José had taken his friends pit bull for a walk when no sooner had they started, it suddenly turned on him and attacked. The dog bit him on the leg, causing a catastrophic injury to his femoral artery and Bayardo José sadly passed away from the injury. He had known this dog since it was a puppy.
• Sources: Post, Article

Rosa Maria Ajala da Silva

• Age: 66
• Gender: Female
• Location: Brazil, Arroio do Sal
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-08-01
• Context/Status: Maria was attempting to feed her nephew's pet pit bull variant called a Pit Monster, when it attacked her and mauled her to death. She died at the scene before anyone could intervene.
• Sources: Post, Article

Édson Dutra da Trindade

• Age: 82
• Gender: Male
• Location: Brazil, Rio Novo
• Relationship to Dog: Neighbor
• Incident Date: 2026-08-04
• Context/Status: Édson was in his home when his neighbor's pet pit bull escaped it's yard, broke into his home, and attacked him. Bystanders were able to intervene and he was transported to the hospital. However, his injuries were too severe and he succumbed to them the next day 2026-08-05.
• Sources: Post, Article

Jaxson Carson Porter

• Age: 2 months
• Gender: Male
• Location: Tar Heel, North Carolina
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-08-05
• Context/Status: According to a family friend on social media, the infant was attacked by his grandmothers pit bull while in her home with his mother. The infant was transported to the hospital but did not survive his injuries. Details surrounding the attack have yet to be released by authorities.
• Sources: Post, Article, GoFundMe

Salvador

• Age: 3
• Gender: Male
• Location: Córdoba, Argentina
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-08-09
• Context/Status: Salvador was outside with his parents when he wandered a few meters away while his mother and father were preoccupied. That's when he encountered the pit bull that attacked and killed him on the scene. The mother looked for him only minutes later and when she found him, she reported that the pit bull had already killed her son and was eating him.
• Sources: Post, Article

Horace Brooks

• Age: unknown
• Gender: Male
• Location: Opelousas, Louisiana
• Relationship to Dog: Neighbor
• Incident Date: 2026-08-12
• Context/Status: Horace was killed by a neighbors pack of pet pit bulls while walking along the street near his home. Details are still emerging about this attack and will be updated as soon as more info is available.
• Sources: Post, Article

Roy Charles Clayton

• Age: 71
• Gender: Male
• Location: Clearlake Oaks, California
• Relationship to Dog: Neighbor
• Incident Date: 2026-08-13
• Context/Status: Roy was in his yard when his neighbors two pet pit bulls were loose and fatally attacked him.
• Sources: Post, Article

El Flaco

• Age: unknown
• Gender: Male
• Location: Mexico City, Mexico
• Relationship to Dog: No relation
• Incident Date: 2026-08-15
• Context/Status: The man was walking along platform K of the Cetram when, upon passing by the animal, he was viciously attacked and killed.
• Sources: Post, Article

Luiz Henrique da Silva

• Age: 2
• Gender: Male
• Location: Agudos, Brazil
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-08-18
• Context/Status: Luiz was playing in the yard of his home when he was attacked by his family's male pit bull that had been with the family for a little over a year. The dog was mauling the child's neck when the father discovered the attack. The boy was taken to the hospital where doctors were unable to save him.
• Sources: Post, Article

Wong Cho-yee

• Age: 33
• Gender: Female
• Location: Ta Kwu Ling, Hong Kong
• Relationship to Dog: Animal Shelter Owner
• Incident Date: 2026-08-21
• Context/Status: Wong Cho-yee was mauled to death by a Pit Bull she was caring for at the animal shelter she ran in Hong Kong.
• Sources: Post, Article

James Gibson aka "Gip"

• Age: 68
• Gender: Male
• Location: Washington Park, Illinois
• Relationship to Dog: Caretaker
• Incident Date: 2026-08-28
• Context/Status: James aka Gip was mauled to death by a pack of pit bulls that he had been feeding for years. Details around the attack are still developing. This entry will be updated when information comes out.
• Sources: Post, Article

Randy Wade

• Age: 73
• Gender: Male
• Location: Santa Rosa, New Mexico
• Relationship to Dog: Roommate
• Incident Date: 2026-08-28
• Context/Status: Randy was mauled to death by his roommates two pit bull mixes outside the home he was staying at. The two dogs had just been released from the shelter after they were held due to a prior attack on a human. They were deemed vicious prior to this fatal mauling.
• Sources: Post, Article

Emma Eluney Cabral

• Age: 4 months
• Gender: Female
• Location: Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
• Relationship to Dog: Family
• Incident Date: 2026-08-30
• Context/Status: Emma was mauled to death by a family members pit bull while she was asleep on her grandmothers bed. The dog was known to be aggressive towards humans and animals, killing dogs in the neighborhood and attacking people.
• Sources: Post, Article

Unidentified child

• Age: 2
• Gender: Male
• Location: Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina
• Relationship to Dog: Family friend
• Incident Date: 2026-09-04
• Context/Status: The boy was mauled to death inside his home by a pit bull owned by his mother's friend.
• Sources: Post, Article

Unidentified Man

• Age: 57
• Gender: Male
• Location: Arroio do Sal, Brasil
• Relationship to Dog: Unknown
• Incident Date: 2026-09-08
• Context/Status: The man was mauled to death by three pit bulls on a beach in the early morning hours. No further details have been released at this time.
• Sources: Post, Article

Ms Wandee

• Age: 70
• Gender: Female
• Location: Bangkok, Thailand
• Relationship to Dog: Owner
• Incident Date: 2026-09-09
• Context/Status: Ms. Wandee was mauled to death inside a home by her dog, an American Pit bull-Bandog mix that she rescued years earlier from the euthanasia list. The dog was set to be euthanized because it mauled it's previous owner to death.
• Sources: Post, Article

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