Horrifying moment a man, 62, is left in a pool of his own blood and with a severed ear after 'woman ordered her two pit bulls to attack him after argument'
The victim, wearing a yellow shirt, can be seen lying on the ground in the footage while the two white dogs circle and bite at him.
Initially attempting to hold them off, he soon succumbs to the attack is dragged towards the curb.
Screams and shouting can heard heard in the footage, including a call for someone to 'get the water' - a bystander then sprays the dogs with water using a hose.
One man is seen trying to get the dogs off the man by holding them back with their leashes, but soon he is knocked to the ground as well.
Neighbors rushed to help both men, whipping the dogs and blasting them with water, according to the New York Daily News.
The woman filming the attack can be heard speaking to emergency services.
'They're attacking a man,' she says. 'He's in the street bleeding. I'm upstairs watching this out [of] my window.'
Police said the 62-year-old man lost a part of his right ear and suffered severe nerve damage to his arms. There were also lacerations to his chest and arms.
The 46-year-old man who tried to help him had cuts on his arms and was also taken to the hospital for treatment. Police said he is in stable condition.
Oliver has been charged with eight counts of assault and two counts of reckless endangerment.
Her two pit bulls have been taken to Animal Care and Control.
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