BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – A nine-year-old Birmingham boy is within the hospital after a canine attacked him on Monday. Kyreon Spencer was walking home from Inglenook Elementary when the canine attacked.
His mom Kayla Spencer says he was bit thrice and {that a} college worker really advised her son to walk home. Birmingham City Schools leaders inform me they’ve met with Kayla and are working to handle her issues.
“I need justice for my son. Something needs to be done about the dog and something needs to be done about the school staff,” mentioned Spencer.
The terrifying assault was captured by a neighbor’s digicam. Kayla Spencer additionally credit a neighbor with scaring off the canine and tending to her son as he bled.
“Tran if you are watching this. Thank you so much for helping my son.”
Kayla’s father confirmed as much as help his daughter and added how a lot it meant to him.
“I appreciate it too because if he wouldn’t have been out there, there is no telling what that dog would have got a chance to do or worse.”
Spencer says she and her son now should return to the hospital three extra occasions for Rabies photographs. One of her issues is this might occur to a different baby.
Birmingham police say they’re working to maintain everybody protected.
“We are going to respond to every call when it comes to our children being bit by dogs. We are going to do whatever we can to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Our message for dog owners is please be as responsible as you can because we have seen throughout Jefferson County that these encounters can be fatal,” mentioned BPD Officer Truman Fitzgerald.
Officer Fitzgerald additionally laid out the method for canine chew calls.
He says an officer responds, they safe the world, find the canine, and file a report. Then, animal management and the well being division decide if the canine has updated rabies photographs.
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