'Blood-curdling screams' in dog attack before Hawaii boy, 8, came out of house 'bleeding everywhere'

The child, 8, died successful Wahiawa, Hawaii, aft sustaining terrible injuries to his caput and cervix successful the fearfulness canine onslaught - which caught the attraction of neighbours who heard 'blood-curdling screams'

Horrified neighbours of an eight-year-old lad who was killed successful a vicious dog mauling said they heard "blood-curdling screams" earlier the youngster came retired of the location covered successful blood.

The child was rushed to infirmary aft sustaining terrible injuries to his caput and cervix successful the fearfulness attack, which happened conscionable aft 11am past Tuesday connected Ohai Street successful Honolulu, Hawaii. “I perceive blood-curdling screams and past they travel moving retired with the babe limp successful their arms, bleeding everywhere,” said 1 neighbour, who asked not to beryllium named. “It was awful. It was awful”, the nonmigratory added.

Police sources said the onslaught was caught connected video via a home surveillance system, which was important successful its investigation, Hawaii News Now reports. The kid is believed to person been unsocial and unattended successful his neighbour's plot erstwhile helium was acceptable upon by the ample Pitbull, which was connected a chain.

When assistance arrived, the lad did not person a pulse - but archetypal responders managed to revive him and rushed him to the hospital.

It is not yet known wherever the boy's parents were astatine the clip of the attack, and an unattended decease probe has been launched by the Honolulu Police Department. The dog’s owner, meanwhile, surrendered the animal, according to the Hawaiian Humane Society.

“I’m horrified. Horrified that this happened,” Meriah Nichols, who teaches disablement studies astatine the University of Hawaii astatine Manoa told HNN. “Many kids with intelligence disabilities, successful peculiar Down syndrome and autism, volition elope. And that’s wherever they conscionable person an impulse to spell determination and they go,” she said. “Kids with intelligence disabilities tin beryllium highly clever and ingenious successful uncovering a mode to get out.”

A spokesperson said successful a statement: “I tin corroborate that the Honolulu Police Department requested our assistance aft the owners of the canine surrendered him into their attraction pursuing the incident. Hawaiian Humane’s trained unit assessed the dog’s behaviour and the circumstances of the incidental arsenic shared to america by HPD’s responding officers.

“Because the canine exhibited terrible assertive behaviors that could airs a information menace to staff, volunteers and the community, we proceeded with humane euthanasia arsenic it was the astir compassionate result for the carnal and the information of the public.”

Investigators with Hawaii News Now attempted to interaction the dog's owners but were reportedly told by a neighbour that they were not home.