As Harold Phillips continues to fight for his life after the father of six was mauled by three dogs Monday, the owner of the dogs admits they’ve bitten people before.
“To the Phillips family, I’m so sorry,” Roy Goodman said. “Nothing I can do can make this right but if there’s anything I can do, I will.”
Goodman told 7 Action News that the dogs he and his wife own have been involved in three previous dog bite cases, including one involving a child.
“After the child situation, the one dog should have definitely been put down,” Goodman told 7 Action News outside his house on Detroit’s west side where the dogs got loose Monday night and attacked Phillips as he was walking from the bus stop on W. Chicago near Longacre.
Goodman said he noticed the dogs were loose and claims he had looked for them. He said he came back outside when he heard someone yelling for help and called 911.
Phillips was rushed to Corewell Health (Beaumont) in Dearborn. On Monday, his right arm was amputated above the elbow.