8-year-old mauled by street dog, bitten twice on head in Chandigarh

“It was hardly 50 feet from the residence. Suddenly, a canine came retired of obscurity and viciously attacked Girik,” Lal told The Indian Express.

Girik, already susceptible with a fractured close limb from an earlier fall, was incapable to support himself. “He couldn’t combat overmuch owed to his fractured arm. The canine pulled him down, and earlier I could respond to his screams, it had already bitten him doubly connected the caput and connected his near arm,” Lal recounted.

Roshan instantly rushed to his son’s aid. “Had I not acted quickly, the concern could person been overmuch worse. The canine ran disconnected erstwhile it saw maine approaching, but by then, my son’s caput was bleeding profusely,” helium added.

The kid was rushed to a section infirmary for treatment. “He sustained 2 wounds connected his head—one measuring 7.5 cm and the different 3.5 cm. He was besides bitten connected his near arm,” said Roshan.

Initially, Girik, a pupil of Class 3 astatine the Government Model Senior Secondary School successful Sector 47, was referred to the Sector 32 hospital, but according to Roshan, the infirmary did not instrumentality the substance seriously. “We took him to the Sector 45 infirmary instead, wherever helium received due treatment,” Roshan informed.

The household has since lodged a Daily Diary Report (DDR) and informed the Medical Officer of the Municipal Corporation’s wellness wing. Despite the severity of the attack, the thoroughfare canine remains astatine ample successful the sector, causing interest among section residents.

Girik is presently recovering from his injuries.