A 7-year-old boy is recovering after a neighbor’s dog attacked him when he got off his school bus, dragging the child down the street while biting his face, head and arms.Fort Worth First Responders Share Experiences From Deadly Highway Pileup 1 Year Later
The dog, described as a brown and black brindle boxer/bullmastiff mixed-breed, had escaped its fenced yard and attacked Landers for unknown reasons, according to police. When the neighbor attempted to stop the attack, the dog went toward her, forcing her back to her yard. His mother, Cassandra Ware, said he spent several days in the hospital after he suffered numerous lacerations to his face and arms with puncture wounds to his scalp and neck from being bitten. She described the attack as a “mauling.” Ware also said Conner had multiple bruises on his chest and legs. He will need physical therapy to regain the use of his arm and learn to write again.
Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Supervisor Karen Kessler initiated a fundraising effort to benefit Landers.“We just wanted to do something to help Conner on his long road to recovery,” Kessler said, adding the fundraising efforts were initiated to help ease the burden of Conner’s medical bills and to thank the neighbor for saving Landers’ life.