Child Mauled By Dog Suffers Serious Injuries: Police

BAY SHORE, NY – A pit bull mauled a 9-year-old girl on Long Island on Saturday morning, Suffolk County police told Patch.

Police said the girl was seriously injured after a neighbor's pit bull ran out of its home and attacked her in her driveway on Saturday around 11:40 a.m.

The child was transported to South Shore University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries and the Town of Islip Animal Shelter and the SPCA were notified, police said.

According to a report by News12, the girl's father said his daughter was getting into their car when the dog latched onto her face and wouldn't let go, leaving her with numerous stitches in her face, nine staples in her head and a split eyebrow and has to return to the plastic surgeon in three weeks.

The outlet said the dog's owner came out and called the dog off before the child was rushed to the hospital. News12 said her family wants the dog taken away, and in the meantime, the Town of Islip told its owners to confine it for 10 days.

A Town of Islip representative told Patch that animal control officers issued a summons to the dog owner for having a dog without a license and that the victim’s family can file a dangerous dog complaint with the Fifth District Court. If they do so, a judge will make a decision about the dog, the rep said.

To read the full News 12 story, click here.