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No charges laid in dog attack against Chilliwack tot
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
A toddler is recovering in hospital in an Abbotsford hospital after a vicious attack by a relative's dog, but no charges will be laid in the incident, Chilliwack RCMP said Wednesday.
Kim Demeter said she and her son, Austin, 3, were visiting her sister on Monday when the family dog, a Neapolitan mastiff, attacked.
"He lunged over and grabbed my son by his head," she said. "I myself had to grab my son and pry his head out of it. My son was bleeding severely."
Demeter said she rushed her son to hospital, where he received about 100 stitches to close a deep gash above his right eyebrow and at least three cuts to his right cheek during three hours of plastic surgery. The boy is expected to remain in hospital a few more days.
Demeter said she wants the dog destroyed.
"I just want the dog put down for what he did to my son, and I would hate to see anyone else go through what I'm going through right now," she said.
In a news release issued Wednesday, RCMP Const. Angelina Bowen said investigators had determined there was no criminal intent, nor any record of prior bites involving the dog, so charges would not be laid. The dog's rabies vaccination was up to date, Bowen said.
It was confirmed that because the attack occurred on the owner's property, there was no bylaw to enforce, Bowen said. The dog has been permanently removed from the home, and its owner is co-operating with investigators, she said.
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