A heroic 13-year-old woman 'made each effort possible' to prevention a one-year-old boy from a pit bull but tragically was incapable forestall his death.
Jiryiah Johnson was expected to beryllium successful nan attraction of his babysitter, Heather Rodriguez, 36, erstwhile her pit bulls mauled him wrong her Converse, Texas location connected Monday.
Rodriguez had near nan kid unsocial pinch her teenage girl and nan 3 convulsive dogs.
When nan dogs started to onslaught nan baby, nan teen desperately tried to protect him but ended up successful a 'tug-of-war for nan baby' with 1 of nan dogs, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said.
'She made each effort possible, moreover lifting that babe complete her head, but my knowing is nan canine climbed onto thing and was capable to get nan babe retired of her hands,' he told KSAT.
Jiryiah Johnson, 1, died aft being mauled by his babysitter's pit bulls
The pit bulls were taken into custody aft nan attack, arsenic nan proprietor appeared to beryllium much concerned pinch her dogs' wellbeing than nan babe and her daughter
The different 2 dogs jumped into nan onslaught arsenic nan woman ran astir nan location trying to get nan kid distant from nan dogs. She tried to return Jiryiah into nan bathroom, but nan dogs continued their chase.
Realizing nan danger, she tried to get her cellphone to telephone for help.
The teen tried to unopen her and Jiryiah successful a chamber to hold for nan constabulary to arrive, but nan dogs spot done and wrecked nan doorway to get wrong nan room.
Rodriguez returned location arsenic nan deputies were trying to get into nan house. She was capable to get nan dogs outside.
Heather Rodriguez, 36, near her daughter, 13, unsocial pinch nan babe and her 3 convulsive dogs
The pit bulls collapsed done nan doorway of nan room nan woman and nan babe were in
'She seemed to beryllium much concerned pinch what was going connected pinch those dogs,' Salazar said astir Rodriguez.
Jiryiah was taken to nan Brooke Army Medical Center successful captious condition. He was bitten connected his cervix and face.
He died connected Monday nighttime aft he was transferred to University Hospital aft having aggregate surgeries.
'I couldn't imagine,' a female surviving successful nan vicinity who was shocked by nan incident told KSAT.
The heroic woman was besides bitten respective times during nan attack.
Police arrived astatine Rodriguez's location aft her girl was capable to telephone for thief connected her compartment phone
'It’s a heartbreaking scenario,' Salazar said.
Jiryiah's devastated mother, Erika Castro, told KENS5 that she could not process nan attack.
'I’ve been shaking, I’ve been having panic attacks,' Castro said.
'I wish she’d stayed for illustration she said she would’ve,' she added astir Rodriguez.
Castro said she was told that nan dogs would beryllium kept distant from her son.
One of nan dogs has been taken into custody - meaning Rodriguez has mislaid each authorities to it - and nan different 2 were taken by animal control.
Jiryiah giggled successful a child's swimming pool. He was mauled by pit bulls arsenic a teenage woman desperately tried to prevention him
Jiryiah and his begetter Julian Johnson are pictured
Rodriguez was arrested and charged pinch wounded to a kid pinch superior bodily wounded by omission.
She whitethorn look much charges for her daughter's injuries. Child Protective Services is investigating nan lawsuit and Rodriguez is being held successful Bexar County Jail connected $100,000 bond.
In April, Rodriguez received a citation erstwhile her unleashed dogs would not fto a man retired of his car.
Salazar said that Jiryiah's parents knew that Rodriguez had 3 ample pit bulls, but did not cognize they were violently behaved.
'If you person a canine for illustration that, that you cognize is vicious, you cognize is simply a problem, for 1 thing, don't moreover bring babies into nan house, particularly personification else's baby,' Salazar told KSAT.
Castro told KENS5 that she is thankful for Rodriguez's girl because she 'did her best.'
Jiryiah pictured pinch his parents. A GoFundMe has been group up to thief them pinch ceremonial and aesculapian costs
A GoFundMe for Castro and Jiryiah's begetter Julian Johnson has been made to money ceremonial and aesculapian costs.
'I can’t ideate what you and your family are going through. Although nary words will make you consciousness better, I dream you conflict for justness for your precious small one,' Ashlie Vargas, a GoFundMe philanthropist wrote.
Castro described her babe arsenic a 'goofy' and loving boy who loved dinosaurs and Bluey, nan cartoon.