UNITED KINGDOM -- A dog involved in an attack on a 12-year-old child in Dundee has been destroyed, the Evening Telegraph can reveal.
Terry Dunnigan was playing with the Staffordshire Bull Terrier at home in Mid Craigie when the dog ripped into his leg.
Terry was taken to Ninewells Hospital, undergoing surgery on his injuries following the attack on Tuesday at about 8.15pm.
Officers from Police Scotland’s Tayside Division questioned the dog’s owners and charged a 39-year-old woman in relation to the incident.
However, it is understood the owners surrendered the pet themselves and it was subsequently put down.
Terry went into the operating theatre yesterday for surgery to reconstruct his leg.
Sister Tammy Redford, 23, who described the wound as looking like a “shark bite”, said doctors had done skin grafts on the affected area.
Terry, who attends St Paul’s RC Academy, has managed to walk on crutches.
Tammy said that her little brother was managing really well with his injury given the circumstances.
She said that before his surgery he was sitting on his bed and was relaxed.
“He’s been sleeping a lot and resting, but he got up for a game of pool with his dad,” she added.
A police spokeswoman said: “Officers were called to a house in Dundee’s Westcroft Place at 8.20pm on Tuesday after a 12-year-old boy was bitten by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
“The boy was taken to Ninewells Hospital and treated for a serious bite on his leg. A 39-year-old woman had been charged and a report submitted to the procurator fiscal.”
It is understood the nature of the charge relates to the Dangerous Dogs Act.
(Evening Telegraph - May 4, 2013)
