Louisiana: 5-year-old mauled by pit bull in Harvey, TV station reports

LOUISIANA -- A 5-year-old girl had to be treated at a local hospital after relatives say she was mauled by a pit bull in Harvey over the weekend, WWL-TV reported.

The dog bit Diamond Banks, of Marrero, on then lip before ripping into her cheek, her mother, Connie West, told the television station.

The attack occurred Saturday afternoon (July 26) at a family gathering on Woodmere Boulevard in Harvey. Diamond and another child went into a bedroom where the pit bull was being kept.

The little girl received stitches and could be treated by a plastic surgeon. Jefferson Parish animal control seized the dog for a standard, 10-day bite quarantine, the station reported.

(Nola - July 29, 2014)