Pennsylvania mom of two, 38, is savagely killed by her neighbor’s Great Danes in front of young son after going over to feed them
- A Pennsylvania woman was mauled to death by her neighbor’s two Great Danes as she fed them while their owner was away
- Kristin Potter, 38, of Centre Township in Perry County, died on Thursday despite the efforts of emergency responders and police officers
- Potter had fed the dogs before and had gone to the house with her young son, who eventually ran to get help after the dogs attacked his mother in front of him
A Pennsylvania woman was killed after she was attacked by her neighbor’s dogs that she had gone over to feed while their owner was away.
State police said 38-year-old Kristin Potter died after she was attacked on Thursday evening by the two Great Danes in Centre Township southwest of New Bloomfield.
Perry County Coroner Robert Ressler said Potter had gone to the home with her young son, who ran for help when two of the three dogs present suddenly attacked her.
Ressler said emergency responders and police officers were unable to reach the her until animal control personnel arrived and tranquilized the dogs.
Potter’s young son had accompanied her to feed the dogs and quickly sought help when the dogs turned suddenly turned on her.
Kristin Potter, 38, was mauled to death by her neighbor’s two Great Danes as she went over to feed them while their owner was away
Potter of Centre Township in Perry County, died on Thursday despite the efforts of emergency responders and police officers
‘He was present at the scene, but I don’t think he was there for much of it,’ Ressler said. ‘As soon as he saw the dogs starting to attack his mother, he ran across the road to have his brother call 911.’
The two animals involved in the attack were later taken to a veterinarian and euthanized.
Officials said a third dog was present but didn’t take part in the attack.
Brandon Zeiders, who is engaged to Potter’s sister, said that state police informed him that the two Great Danes might have initially been fighting and then directed their aggression toward Potter when she tried to intervene.
Potter was described as a kind-hearted person who had faced previous tragedies.
Potter was engaged to Jacob Presley Fickett, right, and planning to move to Florida with him
Potter had fed the dogs before and had gone to the house with her young son, who eventually ran to get help after the dogs attacked his mother right in front of him
The dogs’ owner expressed her devastation over the incident, stating she was in shock and disbelief.
‘I’m heartbroken, I’m in shock, I’m in disbelief and I just want to die,’ Wendy Sabathne said. ‘I can’t believe this happened.’
Potter’s father mentioned that one of the dogs had bitten Potter a few years earlier.
Having already experienced the loss of her husband and the death of one of her sons in a bike accident in 2020 at the age of 11. Potter was engaged and planning to move to Florida with her fiancé.
Potter’s fiance Jacob Presley Fickett posted a tribute to her online
Her younger sister recalled the mother of two from Centre Township as someone with a wonderful personality who made everyone feel better when around her.
‘When you’re around her, you just feel better,’ Jennifer Keefer told WGAL. ‘When you talk to her, you just feel better.
“With all the tragedy that has happened in her life, she still had a high belief in God,” Keefer said. “She was just like that. She felt like there is a reason for everything.”
‘She was just loveable to be around. Everyone loved her.’
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help provide for Potter’s two sons.
