A 50 year-old Florida woman was viciously mauled to death by a pair of bloodthirsty pit bulls, only to be found by her heartbroken husband who said he’ll “never get the image out of my mind.”
Donnell Smith returned to his Brevard County home shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday — after helping neighbors across the street — and noticed his wife, Jodi Cowan, and their small dog had disappeared, according to WESH 2 News.
Smith then suddenly heard Cowan’s cries for help in the distance, the outlet reported.
“I saw the silhouette of the two dogs dragging my wife down the road, off into the grass in front of the truck down there,” Smith said.
Cowan was found lying on the grass in a pool of blood with dog bites all over her body, her husband said.
The beasts — who live in the neighborhood and were known to terrorize the community — apparently returned and tried to drag Cowan away again.
“I pulled my knife out, you know, just swinging it with one hand and holding the blood with the other, trying to stop her from bleeding,” a distraught Smith said.
“It was brutal. Seeing the same woman I’ve loved for the last 25-30 years just ripped apart by two animals was just … I’ll never get that image out of my mind.”
He called 911 and Cowan was flown to a hospital but died hours later from her injuries.
“She just loved people, loved dogs more than people, and for her to go out that way, it’s not right,’ Smith said.
A neighbor’s surveillance footage captured Cowan walking down Blue Bonnet Drive carrying her small dog just moments before she was chased and horrifically attacked by the dogs, FOX35 reported.
Cowan had reportedly helped free one of the pit bulls after their collar got stuck in their fence, according to Smith.
“They must have been chasing our little dog, and she went to save her little dog to get him,” he said.
The grieving husband claimed the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office were aware of the pit bulls past terrorizing the neighborhood — but never did anything about them.
“My wife lost her life because of it,” Smith said.
Neighbors told FOX35 that the pit bulls were frequently left outside and had previously attacked passersby.
One resident said they had been previously trapped in their vehicle for 30 minutes while the duo surrounded their vehicle. Another neighbor recently called animal control with concerns and even bought pepper spray for protection.
The two pit bulls have been seized by the sheriff’s office’s animal control services but no arrests have been made, according to WESH 2 News.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.