OREGON -- A 57-year-old woman was bitten on the arm Thursday afternoon by a neighbor’s pit bull that had been the subject of numerous complaints, police said.
Lydia Lekakh went to her neighbor’s house around 2:30 p.m. to ask them to move their car. That’s when the dog charged through the door, pushed her to the ground and bit her, said Det. Sgt. Jim Shumway of the Beaverton Police Department.
Lydia Lekakh went to her neighbor’s house around 2:30 p.m. to ask them to move their car. That’s when the dog charged through the door, pushed her to the ground and bit her, said Det. Sgt. Jim Shumway of the Beaverton Police Department.
Neighbors have complained about the dog being vicious but no record was found of the dog biting somebody prior to Thursday’s incident.
"It's been going into our backyard and we had to run and hide behind the doors, and hope it doesn't break in because that dog is big, aggressive, and it bites," said Vedah Lekakh, the victim’s daughter.
"It's been going into our backyard and we had to run and hide behind the doors, and hope it doesn't break in because that dog is big, aggressive, and it bites," said Vedah Lekakh, the victim’s daughter.
Lydia Lekakh was treated at the scene and later taken to the hospital to receive medical attention.
Animal control removed the dog Thursday afternoon.
(Northwest Cable News - August 31, 2012)
