A tragic incident in Detroit has left a father of six fighting for his life after being mauled by a group of dogs. Harold Phillips was attacked while walking home from a bus stop in Detroit's west side on Monday, FOX 2 Detroit reported. His wife, Shauntaye Phillips, stated that the dogs "bit his groin, his head, his back, his legs – they mauled him." She has since created a GoFundMe campaign to cover the escalating medical expenses and potentially funeral costs, as the family prepares to make the heart-wrenching decision to take him off life support.
Harold was returning home from purchasing clothes for a job interview when the attack occurred. The injuries were severe enough that his right arm had to be amputated above the elbow, and now his life hangs in the balance on life support. Phillips' wife and children are left grappling with the tragic turn of events, with the youngest daughter, Hailey, expressing her heartbreak at possibly losing her father, in a statement obtained by theblaze.
Roy Goodman, the owner of the dogs, has acknowledged that the dogs had bitten people on previous occasions, including a child, according to WXYZ. After the incident involving the child, Goodman had believed one of the dogs "should have definitely been put down." Despite this, after a series of fines and ordinance violations, the dogs remained in the Goodmans' care, with one of the same dogs involved in the brutal attack on Harold Phillips.
Detroit Animal Care and Control confirmed that the three dogs involved in the attack had been euthanized and a fourth dog seized. The Goodmans face multiple fines for not having licensed dogs, no proof of rabies vaccines, and exceeding the permitted number of dogs in a household among other violations. In the midst of the catastrophe, Roy Goodman expressed his remorse to the Phillips family, admitting, "Nothing I can do can make this right but if there's anything I can do, I will," in an interview with WXYZ.
The Phillips family, represented by attorneys with Fieger Law, is now confronted with the prospect of life without Harold. As the family pleads for community support through their GoFundMe page.
