Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Dogs That Mauled Child To Be Put Down

TEXAS -- The City of Fort Worth decided Tuesday morning to put down four dogs that attacked a toddler in the family's back yard the day before.

The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office could not provide a specific update on the medical condition of 18-month-old Chance Walker, Jr., but said the boy's injuries are not life-threatening.


The child was attacked about 4 p.m. behind the family's home in the 7800 block of Eastland Ave., near Lake Worth. That's in unincorporated Tarrant County, but the City of Fort Worth has custody of the animals.

A neighbor called 911 yesterday after hearing a woman scream. Sheriff's deputies say the little boy crawled through a doggie door into the back yard where four Boxer dogs attacked him. His parents were asleep inside when the accident happened.

"When I got to the back yard, I saw the grandfather and he had the baby in his arms," said neighbor Linda Kucker. "His ear was bit almost completely off. It was hanging by a little piece of skin in the back."

Four generations of the Walker family live on the street, and emotions ran high in the aftermath of the tragic accident.

At one point, the child's great-grandfather crossed the street where television crews were set up and threatened reporters and photographers.

[In the video, he storms across the street and demands to know if the tv crew is filming him. Duh. Then he smacks the microphone. A reporter tells him not to touch the equipment so Papaw snarls, "How 'bout I touch yer face?!" Nice one. Stay classy, Papaw.

Didn't Tom Brokaw call them the Greatest Generation? Papaw Walker must have missed that meeting.]

Then the boy's grandmother flew into a rage when a neighbor made a remark about the accident, and assaulted the woman in front of deputies and FOX 4's camera. Lena Walker was handcuffed and charged.

Anyone see that Wife Swap episode where the guy
said he was gonna put a sign up in the front yard
saying 'Don't feed the Sasquatch'? Heh.

Mamaw gets herself cuffed and stuffed on camera.

Another neighbor said she was scared of the entire situation -- and the Walker family.

"We've been very scared of the dogs," said Tiffany Shaw. "But we're also scared of them, so we're really not sure what to do."

(KDFW - Jan 31, 2012)

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