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2020 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull Brutally Kills 5-Year Old Boy in Oro Grande, California

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Sterling Ver Meer, 5-years old, was killed by a family pit bull in Oro Grande, California. Family Pit Bull Kills Child Oro Grande, CA - A 5-year old boy is dead after being attacked by a family pit bull, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials. The attack occurred just before 3:00 pm in the 15100 block of Portland Street. An adult was watching the child when the attack occurred. The adult witnessed the attack as it was happening and called 911. News foot… [Read full blog post]

2019 Dog Bite Fatality: 4-Year Old Boy Killed by Pit Bull His Family Was Housing at Their Hazel Park Home

Benjamin Cobb, 4-years old, was killed by a pit bull his family was housing in Hazel Park. Dog Owner Named UPDATE 10/29/20: On the 1-year anniversary of Benjamin Cobb's death -- who was killed by a pit bull that "detonated" like a bomb inside his home -- this is what the dog's owner, Chris Mallory, told Benjamin's mother. It is so dreadful that we will not quote any portion. Brandi Halterman had been housing the pit bull, "Bolo," for less than a day when the dog attacked. Bolo was all… [Read full blog post]

2019 Dog Bite Fatality: 13-Month Old Boy Mauled to Death by Family Pit Bull in Granite Bay

A toddler is dead after being attacked by a family pit bull in Granite Bay, California. Dog's Instagram Page UPDATE 09/24/19: We located the 6-year old female pit bull that belongs to the baby's parents. The parents created an Instagram page for "Bella" back in July of 2015. Additional social media pages of the parents show the same dog as a young puppy on October 16, 2013. The parents had raised this pit bull from a puppy. The Instagram page shows just how much they adored this dog… [Read full blog post]
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2019 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull Kills 2-Year Old Boy in Louisville, Kentucky; Three Adults Indicted

On Thursday, Isaiah Geiling, 2, was mauled to death by a family pit bull in Louisville. Mother Fights Extradition UPDATE 01/07/21: The mother of a child killed by a pit bull is now fighting extradition from Shelby County, Indiana to face charges in the death of her son. Jennifer Geiling, of Louisville, was arrested on December 30, on a warrant issued out of Jefferson County, Kentucky, on charges of manslaughter in the second-degree and reckless homicide. Due to Covid-19, her… [Read full blog post]