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a man was suspected of letting a dog attack a 9-year-old boy, and the police station responded

2024-09-03

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according to people's concern, on august 27, a 9-year-old boy in xiangcheng, zhoukou, henan was chased and pounced on by a neighbor's dog while playing downstairs. during the process, the dog's owner loosened the leash and was suspected of "letting the dog bite people". the boy's mother said that the dog's owner was a neighbor in his 70s. afterwards, the child went to the hospital for vaccination.

▲screenshot of surveillance video circulating online

in the surveillance video circulating online, a man is holding a border collie and standing next to a boy squatting on the ground playing. the dog lies on its front legs, with its buttocks raised and its tail wagging, approaching the boy. the boy is frightened and stands up to avoid the dog, which then starts chasing the boy and tries to pounce on him. during the process, the man lets go of the leash when the dog leash is straightened. the dog chases the boy for a while, and the leash returns to the man. the man steps on the leash that has fallen to the ground with his foot, and the dog continues to jump in the direction of the boy for a while. the boy avoids them and runs out of the surveillance screen.

on september 3, the police station staff of the area where the incident occurred told the red star news reporter that the surveillance video posted online by the parties was somewhat "taken out of context". according to the staff, the dog's owner had no previous conflicts with the child's family and did not "intentionally let the dog bite people". the dog did not bite the child, it was just playing. the child was frightened, but there was no bleeding or injury, and he was generally fine. at present, the parties have reached a settlement.

red star news reporter wang yucheng