Boy’s Ear Bitten Off During Moreno Valley Dog Attack
January 26, 2012
A Moreno Valley, California, woman and her male child were attacked by a dog in a residential area on Tuesday. According to reports from KPSP 2 News, the dog bit the child’s ear off during the attack.
Reports of the attack from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office say that the accident happened just after 11:30 AM outside of a home on Indian Street, south of Myers Avenue. It was there that police say the dog was able to escape from the owner’s control and attack the woman and child. The near 120-pound mastiff pounced on the boy and began to gnaw at the back of his head, tearing the 6-year-old’s ear off. The mother attempted to fight the dog off and was bitten on the back.
The pair was rushed to a local hospital where doctors were able to reattach the boy’s ear. The dog was seized by animal control and may now be put down.
Insurance companies say that dog bites are a growing problem in our country. The state of California led the nation in the number of dog bites with roughly 369 in 2010, while the cost to the victim averaged around $25,000.
This is why the California dog bite injury lawyers with the Walter Clark Legal Group would advise you not to hesitate contacting an attorney if you are struggling with medical bills from dog bite injuries that happened at no fault of your own.
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