Post by WaTcHeR on Sept 22, 2006 10:40:18 GMT -5
09.22.2006 - 9/21/06 - SPLENDORA, TX - A 4-month-old boy was being treated for bites on his torso and head after his father's police dog attacked him.
Marek Montgomery was in stable condition at a Houston hospital after the Wednesday attack.
"The baby was hurt pretty bad, but it was not life-threatening," said Greg Miller, a supervisor with Cleveland Emergency Medical Service.
The dog, a Dutch shepherd, was considered a family pet but was owned by the Splendora Police Department, investigators said. The baby's father, Kyle Montgomery, was the dog's handler.
The dog had been quarantined at a veterinary office.
The baby was in a chair in the family's front yard when the dog bit the baby and dragged him around the yard by his diaper, investigators said. The father was at work. The baby's mother hit the dog to get it to release the boy.
"We don't know what, if anything, provoked it. It's still under investigation," said Liberty County Sheriff Greg Arthur.
The parents could not be reached for comment.
abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=4583511
Marek Montgomery was in stable condition at a Houston hospital after the Wednesday attack.
"The baby was hurt pretty bad, but it was not life-threatening," said Greg Miller, a supervisor with Cleveland Emergency Medical Service.
The dog, a Dutch shepherd, was considered a family pet but was owned by the Splendora Police Department, investigators said. The baby's father, Kyle Montgomery, was the dog's handler.
The dog had been quarantined at a veterinary office.
The baby was in a chair in the family's front yard when the dog bit the baby and dragged him around the yard by his diaper, investigators said. The father was at work. The baby's mother hit the dog to get it to release the boy.
"We don't know what, if anything, provoked it. It's still under investigation," said Liberty County Sheriff Greg Arthur.
The parents could not be reached for comment.
abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=4583511
