A 13-year-old boy was killed and two others injured in a vicious dog attack in Paterson, NJ.
On Friday, February 28th, 2014, a bullmastiff somehow got loose and started chasing after two teens. The dog bit one of the boys on the hand, and then began chasing after the two teens. When one of the boys did not return home, his family reported him missing.
Sadly the boy was killed and his remains were found behind the home where the dog lived. Reports also say that sometime before the boy was found, the dog attacked it’s owner.
It is not known why the dog attacked three people, but a necropsy is scheduled to see if the bullmastiff had contracted rabies before the attack.
Virginia Dog Bite & Attack Lawyers
Dog bites are terrible things, made all the more awful when the event is fatal. I have seen too many dog bites and attacks in my line of work to know that, more often than not, it was simply a matter of the owner being negligent and not ensuring that the dog was properly-restrained. All dog owners should make sure at all times that their pets are not risks to the general public.
