Petrona Donegal said her 12-year-old son, Marlon, was “savagely attacked” by a cross-breed as he played in a friend’s garden.
“He had been on a trampoline with friends and the dog just went for him,” she said.
“He was rushed to hospital.
“His arm is terrible. He’s going to have to have a skin graft.
“The jaw was locked onto my son’s arm and the dog had him for ten minutes. There were men trying to pull the dog away.
“He’s only 12 and he is autistic. This has traumatised him.”
Miss Donegal, of Aston Manor Close, Perry Barr, said Marlon was due to undergo surgery yesterday after being hurt on Tuesday.
Police were called to the house where the attack was said to have happened, also in Aston Manor Close, but said the dog, believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier cross, was not a dangerous breed.
She said Marlon, who has two brothers and a sister, was recovering at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and was expected to be released next week.
West Midlands Police said officers spoke to the owner of the dog and filed a report in case Miss Donegal decided to launch a civil action.
A spokesman said: “We take incidents involving dogs deemed dangerously out of control very seriously and have executed a number of warrants in relation to this in recent months.
“Upon reviewing the circumstances around this particular incident, it was established that no further action would be required from our officers.”
A woman understood to be the dog owner would not discuss the incident despite repeated requests for a comment.
Earlier this year, the Birmingham Mail told how 300 dangerous dogs had been seized in the West Midlands in the last 12 months – a rise of 65 per cent.
(Birmingham Mail - May 21, 2011)
