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Friday, October 24, 2008


Child Airlifted After Attack by Pit Bull in Orange County

Victim Identified
UPDATE 10/24/08: The victim has been identified as Marquies Barnes. It is now reported that the boy was playing with friends in a neighborhood when they apparently got too close to a pit bull that was tied up in a back yard. The dog bit Barnes on the face and the back of the head. Deputies said the incident appears accidental and charges are unlikely.

10/24/08: Child Playing with Dog
Orange County, FL - In a developing story, a 6-year old boy was rushed to Orlando Regional Medical Center after he was mauled by a pit bull. A spokesperson with Orange County Animal Control confirmed the attack on 11th Street in south Orange County. The spokesperson said the child was playing with the dog in a neighbor’s yard when it attacked him. According to witnesses, they had to beat the dog with a shovel and sticks to get it to release the child.

The child was airlifted to ORMC in critical condition. The male pit bull was seized by Orange County Animal Control. The spokesperson added that Animal Control "definitely plans on exercising the animal laws to the extent with this case."

Related articles:
09/01/08: Tennessee Child, 2, Injured in Family Pit Bull Attack
06/24/08: Second Child in Two Days Airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital
06/05/08: 2-Year Old Taken by LifeFlight Helicopter After Pit Bull Bite

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Anonymous Anonymous  |  10/24/2008 1:39 PM  |  Flag  
The owner says the dog was provoked! The young boy supposedly grabbed the dog by its 4 legs, swung the dog around into the fence...This is disgusting! Let's home animal services does a complete investigation on this one!

http://www.wftv.com/video/17793490/index.html?rss=orlc&psp=news

Anonymous mrs.Poodle  |  10/24/2008 3:37 PM  |  Flag  
Unbelievable the way the woman thinks up these excuses: he was only trying to protect me (oops, that's the one I used last time, can't use it here because he wasn't protecting me at all).

Anonymous Anonymous  |  10/24/2008 4:29 PM  |  Flag  
So authorities will now do nothing, and this dog is free to KILL a child next time?

I hope the child's parents already have an attorney to sue the owner and the town.

Anonymous Anonymous  |  10/24/2008 5:12 PM  |  Flag  
A six year old child "picked up a pit bull by his four legs" and swung the dog into a fence? I would expect that the dog outweighs the child. I don't see this as physically possible.

Anonymous Anonymous  |  10/27/2008 5:43 AM  |  Flag  
They'll say anything to distract away from the Canine IED being kept in the backyard.

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