Boy, 2, savaged to death by pitbull after going to get his ball back as dog charged him and ‘snapped chain leash’

A BOY was savaged to death by his own family’s pet pitbull when he tried to get his ball from the garden and the dog pounced on him. Pyettro Alves da Silva, 2, had been playing inside his house minutes before he was mauled by the beast. NewsflashPyettro Alves da Silva, 2, had been playing inside his house minutes before he was mauled by the beast[/caption] GettyThe family’s new pitbull pounced on him, snapping it’s chain in the vicious attack[/caption] NewsflashThey had bought the pitbull just two days before the horror attack and were keeping him chained up outside in this area[/caption] When his ball rolled into the garden, the tot went outside to retrieve it. The seven-month-old dog then pounced on him, snapping it’s chain in the vicious attack. Pyettro was seriously injured by the family pet and died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. Emergency services rushed the boy to hospital, but surgeons were unable to save him. The family had bought the pitbull just two days before the horror attack on September 27. Local police are investigating the family, who live in Teixeira de Freitas, Brazil, for potential negligence. The fate of the dog is currently unknown. A three-year-old girl also died just days after her family bought a pitbull in a similarly horrifying attack. Rylee Marie was at home with her gran in Oklahoma when her new pet attacked her. She later died from her injuries. Police shot and killed the dog when they arrived on the scene. And while many people can survive such canine attacks, maulings and bites from rabid dogs are to blame for thousands of deaths every year. NewsflashEmergency services rushed the boy to hospital, but surgeons were unable to save him after he suffered a massive cardiac arrest[/caption]