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Posted October 1st, 2008 by minortopics | Permalink

Girl dies after pit bull attack

A 5-year-old girl from Simi Valley, California has died from injuries sustained after a pit bull attacked her.

Katya Todesco died Friday at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, three days after the dog bit her on her face and neck, said Los Angeles County coroner’s investigator Ed Winter.

Katya’s mother Katia Todesco said she and her daughter were visiting a friend who was taking care of the pit bull Tuesday.

The little girl and the friend’s 13-year-old daughter were playing in the back yard when the 5-year-old bumped into the dog, then was mauled. Her mother heard screams and came outside to find the dog latched on to her daughter.

“It was a horrible attack,” Todesco said Monday. “With my own hands I was pulling the dog’s jaw.”


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  1. pamAvatar
    Oct 10th, 2008
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    This reminds me of my niece that was attacked by a black lab. She died as a result of the injuries sustained from the attack.
    This is horrible. I feel so sorry for the family.
    My thoughts and prayers are with them.

    When will people learn that owning a medium to large breed dog is a responsibilty and you have to keep your dog contained to keep other people safe. It does not matter that you think your dog would never hurt a fly. All dogs are unpredictable.
    Also, a child should always be supervised around any dog.
    I hope that the owner has to go to prison for what their dog did.
    The owner should be held responsible!! And the dog needs to be put down.
    That would stop things like this from happening.

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