Escaped dog attacks 6-year-old Texas boy on his birthday, cops say

A Dallas, Texas boy was attacked by an escaped canine as he received off the college bus on his sixth birthday.
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A 6-year-old boy was mauled by a canine and significantly injured as he received off a college bus on his birthday in Dallas, police and metropolis officers stated.

The boy, who wasn’t publicly recognized, was attacked at about 3:15 p.m. Thursday by a black canine that escaped from a close-by condominium, Dallas police advised The Put up.

The teen was rushed to a hospital, the place he was listed in secure situation, cops stated.

The canine’s proprietor, Daneka Black, 31, was arrested on a felony cost of assault by a harmful canine leading to severe bodily harm.

A Dallas police spokesman stated Friday he had no data on the breed of the canine.

The boy, in the meantime, underwent surgical procedure at a hospital Thursday, which was his birthday, in line with Dallas Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn.

Daneka Black was arrested and charged with a felony after her canine allegedly attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy in Dallas.

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The boy’s mom stated he received out of surgical procedure at 1 a.m. Friday, Mendelsohn stated.

“The mother is so beautiful,” Mendelsohn tweeted. “She has the burden of the world on her. She doesn’t need press, appreciates the prayers & requested me to present [an] replace. Their life is ceaselessly modified.”

Mendelsohn didn't instantly return messages looking for extra remark Friday and efforts to trace down the boy’s mom have been unsuccessful.

Black remained jailed in Dallas County Friday in lieu of $25,000 bond, on-line data present. It’s unclear if she’s employed an lawyer who may converse on her behalf.

The canine had no prior historical past with animal management officers previous to the assault, Dallas Animal Providers advised KTVT. The animal was being held within the company’s custody.

“Mother stated this morning, ‘He's a fighter and he's combating to get higher,'” Mendelsohn tweeted Friday afternoon.

Daneka Black is being held on a $25,000 bond. Her canine had had no prior run ins with animal management.

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The assault got here simply weeks after one other Texas boy, 7-year-old Conner Landers, was bitten by his neighbor’s black brindle boxer-bullmastiff combined breed as he received off a college bus on Jan. 21. The boy wanted surgical procedure and had greater than two dozen cuts to his face, head and physique, his mom stated.

The canine’s proprietor, Patti Jean Bell-Neveling, 49, of Azule, was later arrested on a cost of assault by canine leading to severe bodily harm, police stated.