Overview
- A 43-year-old woman, Olga Mary Dutra, who was attacked on Thursday, May 21, was taken to Hospital Nacional Sergio E. Bernales with severe arm wounds that doctors say require operations on both arms.
- Family and neighbors say video shows the pitbull allegedly jumping from a second-floor residence to bite the woman and that the animal has reportedly attacked people in the area before.
- Relatives report the dog's owners have not accepted responsibility, have not paid medical expenses, and have not visited the hospital to address the victim's care.
- Because Dutra is an undocumented Uruguayan without full Seguro Integral de Salud coverage, her daughter and hospital staff are urgently seeking surgical materials and medicines not covered by SIS.
- Neighbors are collecting signatures to ask the Municipality of Comas to remove the dog and the victim's daughter plans to file a police complaint, actions that could prompt municipal or legal measures under Peru's law on potentially dangerous breeds.