Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Boy age 9 is mauled by pitbull
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy is lucky to be alive after he was mauled by a pitbull while playing near his home. Alejandro Mizsan was on a green in the Old Forge Road estate in Enniscorthy, Wexford, on Sunday afternoon when he was attacked.
His face was ripped apart, with his bottom lip and cheeks torn off along with extensive damage near his left eye. He has already undergone two surgeries and faces more operations as he recovers.
Yesterday Alejandro’s brother Raul, 21, said
“We’re devastated. We don’t have words to describe the feeling we have now. The pitbull nearly killed him.
“The pitbull destroyed him. He will never be the same again. His face is in bits. It’s just terrible.
“My brother’s life is destroyed. He will not be a normal kid like he used to be ever again. We just thank God he’s still alive.”
The family gave the Mirror pictures of Alejandro to show what damage such dogs can do.
The sustained attack by the unmuzzled animal – which was roaming the estate freely – was only interrupted when a mum and her two sons stopped as they drove by, scared the dog away and called 999.