The Belleville News-Democrat reports the girl was treated at a Belleville hospital after the dog attack this week in the southwestern Illinois community of New Athens.
Authorities say the girl and a friend were walking when Dallas Hill’s dogs approached, sniffed them and suddenly attacked. A neighbor came to the girl’s rescue with a baseball bat.
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The girl suffered bite marks on her leg, back and chest.
Investigators say one of the dogs is a trained police dog, although neither dog works for New Athens police.
(Quad City Times - Jan 11, 2013)
