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Pit Bull owner charged with second degree murder

A  man faces second degree murder charges after four of his pit bulls brutally attacked a 4-year-old. The boy and his mother were walking to school when the dogs escaped their owner’s property and began mauling the child. The mother tried desperately to shield her son from the animals, but they dragged the boy away under the fence of their yard where they continued their attack. Tragically, the boy was killed in the incident. The entire attack was caught on the defendant’s home surveillance camera. The owner of the dogs was arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder and possessing dangerous animals causing death. A judge recently threw out the second-degree murder charge, since the prosecution did not have enough evidence to prove the dog owner had knowledge of his pets escaping the yard in the past. Still, the two felony charges stuck. As to whether or not the man will be found responsible for his dogs’ behavior, he will have to answer to a jury of his peers. The fatal attack occurred in December 2015. Since that time, the family of the boy has called for tougher laws for owners of vicious pets. The case has reignited the pit bull debate across the country. Though many claim their pit bulls would never hurt a fly, its hard to hear of incidents like this one and not see the tragedy in it all.

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