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Pit bulls viciously attack schoolgirl in Diamond
Residents of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara are calling on police ranks to either kill or capture two pit bulls that have been roaming the community for at least a month and attacking passersby. The demands escalated yesterday after the dogs viciously attacked a 10-year-old girl in the vicinity of Eleventh Avenue as the child was heading to her parents’ home after lessons.
Jady Joseph
Jady Joseph, who attends the New Diamond/Grove Primary, was bitten on the legs and left hand after the dogs pounced on her and knocked her to the ground. Only the presence of residents, who threw missiles at the dogs, saved her from further harm. She was admitted to the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital.
The child, who lives at Twenty-First Avenue, Diamond, told Kaieteur News that she had just left classes and was walking along the access road, near Eleventh Avenue, when the two dogs, said to be pit bulls, pounced on her and began to bite her.
“People came and pelted them and a taxi driver took me to the hospital,” the child recalled.
Jady’s mother, Latoya Joseph, said that the same taxi driver informed her of the attack. The animals reportedly belong to a Fifth Avenue resident, whose home is located near to the Diamond access road, which pedestrians, including children, traverse daily.
Police ranks reportedly visited the residence, but failed to find the owner. Kaieteur News understands that the person who owns the animals travels regularly to the interior and that the dogs are often left unattended.
This newspaper has received previous complaints of the dogs escaping from the property and attacking children.
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