South Carolina Mom Kyleen Waltman Won't Be Able to Get Prosthetic Limbs Due to Severity of Pit Bull Attack

Kyleen Waltman Amy Wynne Justin Minor Pit Bull Attack Pit Bull Mauling Dog Attack

By Joel Brussels , Parent Herald Apr 29, 01:57 pm

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South Carolina mom Kyleen Waltman, who had both her arms amputated after being savagely attacked by three pit bulls, received some devastating news. The 39-year-old was told she wouldn't be able to get prosthetic limbs due to the severity of her wounds.

Waltman was critically injured on March 21 when she was suddenly attacked by the three dogs on a sidewalk in Honea Path, located northwest of Columbia. Waltman's sister Amy Wynne provided the heartbreaking update on a GoFundMe page, which has raised more than $229,000 as of Friday morning.

Amy wrote that they thought her sister's right shoulder would be good, and they were able to fit it with a prosthetic. Doctors, however, found an infection in the bone and had to remove more of the bone, meaning Kyleen will not be able to have regular prosthetics on either shoulder.

Dogs' owner Justin Minor faces three misdemeanor charges

Wynne added that the doctors had told her sister again about her arms and most of the damage the dogs had done. She said that Kyleen is now fully aware of the situation and that she still has a long way to go. Wynne remains positive despite this ordeal, saying, "She has survived this for a reason. So through prayers and Jesus Christ she will prevail."

Wynne said her family would be going to court on Thursday, April 28, for the appearance of the pit bulls' owner, Justin Minor, who faces three misdemeanor charges of rabies control violation, dangerous animal not permitted beyond premises unless restrained, and owning a dangerous animal that attacked and injured a human.

The Daily Mail reported that Minor had been released on a $15,000 surety bond. The charge of owning a dangerous animal carries a penalty of $5,000 or a sentence of three years in jail. Wynne also asked for prayers for her mother so that everything goes accordingly when she sees the dogs' owner face to face for the first time since the accident.

Waltman can't accept what has happened to her

Wynne concluded her statement, writing, "I know these updates are only a sliver of the brutal reality of what's going on, but please, I ask don't be impatient with me as I do have kids and a job myself and cannot update every little thing that's happening."

Wynne said in her previous statement that Waltman was so upset by her condition that when she woke up from her coma, the doctors decided to put her under sedation again. Wynne has said that the attack could have been prevented if only the dogs had been locked up or if they had been chained. Wynne added that if the pit bulls were never there in the park, to begin with, this would have never happened to her sister.

Minor's dogs were seized by Abbeville County Animal Control in the wake of the mauling, according to the New York Post. It was unclear how the pit bulls ended up on the street where Waltman was attacked. According to local media, signs that read "Beware of dog" can be seen on the owner's property.