Boyfriend of woman killed by dog: 'I've never seen a dog more aggressive'

SOUTH CAROLINA -- The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office is investigating an attack in which a dog killed one of its owners and injured two others.

Investigators said the incident happened in a home along Beverly Hills Drive around 6 p.m. Saturday.

The coroner said Porsche Cartee, 25, of Spartanburg died of dog bites to her head and body.

Jamie Nelson, director of Spartanburg County Environmental Enforcement, said a 7-to 10-year-old male pit bull attacked Cartee and two other women who lived in the house.

Investigators aren't sure why the dog turned on its owners.

Killed by her beloved pit bull: Porsche Cartee

"I have never seen a dog more aggressive," said Patrick Powell, Cartee's boyfriend of nearly 10 years.

"That dog was so aggressive. I wanted to kill that dog. I said if you don't let me do it, let somebody else do it. Something has to be done with that dog before it kills somebody."

Powell and Cartee, who went by Nicole, had recently separated.

"Nicole loved that dog. Nicole treated that dog as if it was her baby. Me and Nicole bumped heads with that dog. Me and her family bumped heads with that dog. I said for years that dog is aggressive. That dog has got to be done with," Powell said.

Nelson said the dog attacked an older woman first and that's when Cartee stepped in to help before the dog killed her.

"That was the only woman I ever loved," Powell said.

A third woman was able to get the animal off Cartee and put it in a secure location until authorities arrived.

Nelson said the third victim was also injured during the attack and will need surgery.

There have been four fatal dog attacks in the county over the past 20 years, including Saturday's attack, according to Nelson.

In three of those incidents, the victims were children.

Two involved pit bulls, one was a Great Dane and the other was a Rottweiler.

Nelson said children were in the home during the attack Saturday, but were not injured.

Lab results have been sent to Columbia to determine whether the dog had rabies.

The incident remains under investigation by Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies and Animal Control personnel.

(WYFF Greenville - Aug 24, 2015)

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