PICO RIVERA, California (KABC) – Three women and a small child are recovering in hospital after the family’s pit bulls attacked a young girl in Pico Rivera, forcing the family to kill their dogs to stop the attack.
Deputies responded to a signal for a dog bite late Sunday night at a home near Homebrook Street and Pico Vista Road, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Authorities say the two pit bulls attacked the 1-year-old after she began to cry.
The girl suffered a fracture of the thigh, in addition to bites on the left leg, shoulder and ear.
The dogs then apparently turned to the child’s mother as she tried to stop the attack by biting her lips and face close to her eye.
The grandmother of the young child Margaret Ann Morales and her other daughter were also injured in the attack.
She said she was in bed when she heard some family members screaming.
“I went into the kitchen and then (I saw) … my two daughters and my son on the floor, trying to get the dogs out. Finally my daughter became … and then (I saw) my granddaughter. (I saw) the dog was buttoned to her left leg. “Then I actually had to put my hand in his jaw and open it, and then he let go,” she said.
Morales said the dogs continued to attack other family members, prompting the mother of the young child to grab the knife and stab the dogs.
All four victims were taken to hospital.
The animals were about 3 1/2 years old and have been with the family since they were puppies.
Copyright © 2022 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
Add Comment