The monster who fatally stabbed a couple’s dog in Central Park pulled a switchblade after his three unleashed pit bulls attacked the doomed pup, police sources told The Post Sunday.
The vicious attack Saturday night happened as the helpless dog’s owners scrambled to separate the animals near the park’s 106th Street and East Drive entrance, sources said.
The suspect’s trio of pooches charged after Eli, a 14-year-old pit bull-German shepherd mix, around 8:30 p.m., who was being walked by a couple from the area, according to sources and the tragic dog’s owner.
The pair also had their miniature pinscher, named Sadie, with them.
Eli and Sadie’s owner Brian Robert told The Post Sunday that all hell broke loose when he confronted the aggressive dogs’ owner, whom he’s seen before in the neighborhood.
“I was trying to correct him and say it’s not OK, your dog just tried to bite my dog,” said Brian, who didn’t want his full name used out of fear of retribution. “And then he just wanted to be a tough guy and he started trying to talk to me like he’s my dad. I know the guy, I’ve spoken to him. But his dogs never tried to bite my dog.”
That’s when the brute — wearing an orange hat, gray shirt and blue jeans — unleashed his three dogs, all pit bull mixes, and allegedly stabbed Eli to death, Brian recalled.
He fled the park with his pets.
Eli’s owners rushed him to the vet but he had to be euthanized.
The smaller dog wasn’t hurt.
Cops say they’re canvassing the area and are still investigating the killing. No arrests have been made.
