Boy Critical After Being Attacked By Pit Bull
07/09/2008 07:41
A 4-year-old boy was
in critical condition Friday night after being
attacked by a pit bull while in his own
backyard in the Humboldt Park
neighborhood.About 7:30 p.m., the boy was in his yard in the 3500 block of West Cortland Street when a pit bull, which also lived in the building, attacked him, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.
The child was taken to Children’s Memorial Hospital in critical condition, Greer said.
The dog's owner, William Baez, 58, of the same address on Cortland Street, was issued citations for no dog license and for owner responsibility in an incident where an animal bit another person, Greer said.
Baez will appear in court for an administrative hearing at 400 W. Superior St. on Oct. 29 at 2:30 p.m.
SINC SAYS:
When I read the headline, I first though it was Alaskan govenor Sarah Palin.
