9 month old infant attacked by a full grown pit bull recovering from bites on back and legs.
This pit bull mix dragged an infant to the back yard before adults could rescue her.
An infant who was bitten by a pit bull mixed breed in an Ellenwood home remains in extreme critical condition in a Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit, Clayton County police said Saturday.
Police have cited the dog’s owner, Bryant Sidney, 44, for prohibitive treatment of the dog and not having a rabies tag.
Sidney is the great uncle of the baby, believed to be about 9 months old, Clayton police said.
In information released by Clayton police late Friday night, a family member who was taking care of the baby had sat her on the kitchen floor. Another relative went outside through the kitchen door to give the dog some water, police said.
The dog unexpectedly entered the house and “he placed the infant’s lower left side in his mouth,” police said.
"The dog took a large bite out of the little girl’s buttocks," Lt. Tina Daniel with Clayton County police told the AJC.
The dog then dragged the child to the back yard before the baby's mother managed to snatch the baby away, police said. A family member walked up to the dog and struck it with an iron bar until it dropped the baby, police said.
Authorities at first said the baby's mother was in the process of feeding the child and the dog at the same time when the baby got out of her high chair and onto the floor near the dog. Officers told Channel 2 Action News the dog then dragged the child to the back yard before the baby's mother managed to snatch the baby away.
The baby suffered extensive injuries to her bottom and lower back, Daniel said. The baby's name is not being released.
The dog is an adult, pit bull mixed breed, Daniel said.
The baby was taken to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston and underwent emergency surgery, Daniel said.
Investigators have not yet determined if the girl was in her own home or visiting the home, Daniel said. The investigation into the incident continues, she said.
And, read an insensitive comment left on the news website about the attack. Not surprising. --
It's too bad that the media makes a big deal out of EVERY pit bull attack - that's why everyone thinks they are such vicious dogs. Posted by: pitbull owner
Yes sir, it is not a big deal at all that a baby is in critical condition from a Pit Bull attack... The damn media always makes them look like they are so vicious! Why don't they go pick on falling coconuts, since coconuts kill more people a year than Pit Bulls do!
UPDATE 8-10-10:
An 8-month-old Clayton County girl who was severely injured in an attack by a pit bull is improving, the girl's aunt said Tuesday.
Tabitha Sidney told the AJC that although the infant is still in intensive care unit, she is doing fine.
“We go see her every day,” Sidney said. “The doctors say she’s doing really well.”
Sidney said the family is unsure of when the baby will be released from the hospital.
The baby’s condition is also unknown. Saturday, the infant was listed in extreme critical condition in the neo-natal intensive care unit, according to Clayton County police.
Police have cited the dog’s owner, Bryant Sidney, 44, for prohibitive treatment of the dog and not having a rabies tag.
You've shown it all, said it all. The commenters become so callous, not even noticing the horror of the original attack when they make their comments blindly defending their pit bulls.
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