Posted on July 31, 2010 by Colleen Lynn

2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Military Family Dog Kills 2-Year Old Boy in Tierrasanta

Mother of Child Killed by Dog Sentenced to Probation by Judge Valerie Grace Carlson, 30-years old, sentenced after the mauling death of her son. Mother Sentenced archived UPDATE 09/29/11: The mother of a 2-year old boy mauled to death by a dog while she was in a "drunken stupor" in her Tierrasanta home was sentenced to 5-years probation. Valerie Grace Carlson, 30, was also ordered by Judge Laura Halgren to complete a one-year jail term. Since her arrest back in April, combined… [Read full blog post]

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Colleen Lynn

2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bulls Kill Man, Injure Four Others in Memphis

William Parker seen with family members before the deadly pit bull mauling. Lawsuit Victory for Family UPDATE 11/21/18: Eight years after the brutal pit bull mauling death of 71-year William Parker, his family finally has some justice. On Thanksgiving Eve 2018, we learned that a court ruled on October 31 that Gardenia Parker's family was awarded $2.5 million dollars. The Parkers sued the apartment's management, Epstein Enterprises, and the owner, Longview Heights Part… [Read full blog post]

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Colleen Lynn

2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Concord Child Killed by Step-Grandfather's Pit Bulls

Dog mauling victim, 2-year old Jacob Bisbee, seen in a family photograph. One Year in County Jail UPDATE 07/07/14: Nearly four years after the brutal pit bull mauling death of 2-year old Jacob Bisbee, the owner of the dogs, 56-year old Steven Hayashi of Concord, was sentenced to one year in county jail and three years formal probation. Hayashi was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in April and could have been sentenced to 10-years in state prison. On July 22, 2010 Jacob wa… [Read full blog post]

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Colleen Lynn

2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Boyfriend's Dogs Suspected in Death of 5-Year Old

Kyle Holland, 5-years old, was fatally attacked by one or more dogs in Lincoln Park. Autopsy Report Released UPDATE 07/15/10: An autopsy report released Wednesday confirmed that Kyle Holland died of multiple crush wounds due to dog bites. An earlier article by FOX 2 reported that neighbors had complained of the dogs "time and time again" to Lincoln Park Animal Control. Neighbor Mike Lockhart said, "They told us that they thought it was a hybrid wolf and it wasn't supposed to b… [Read full blog post]