A seven-year-old boy was attacked by a “pit bull” kind of canine and was bitten on the leg and facet whereas taking part in in a park close to his Edinburgh college.
Reece Munro was together with his mom, Cheryl, taking part in in Craigentinny Park Playground close to Loganlea Drive when he was attacked twice by the canine.
His mom fears he will likely be left with scarring as soon as the injuries heal and is worried concerning the security of Reece and his buddies whereas out taking part in.
Police Scotland are conscious of the incident, which occurred on 12 October, and The City of Edinburgh Council canine warden is trying into the circumstances of the attack.
Reece had been operating round together with his buddies in a wooded space of the park as they often do on the finish of the varsity day. The boy was holding a stick, as had been among the different kids, however he stated that he threw it down on seeing the canine making a run for him.
Mrs Munro stated: “My son and his friends were playing in the park as they do every day. There is a woodland area in the park and all the kids play in there after school. They think it’s a forest, so they collect sticks and make dens.
“It was a normal day – we always go to the park after school, both children and parents. The man came in from the opposite end of the park to where the boys were.
“Reece said he saw him coming towards him, but at that point the dog was on the lead. Obviously the dog was far too strong and he couldn’t stop him.
“Reece threw the stick away thinking that was why the dog was coming for him, but that was when the dog latched on to him and he fell. By the time I got to him my son had leapt over the fence to get away from the dog – it must have just been the adrenaline.”
The man who was in control of the canine ran out of the park however the boy’s father, Ryan Munro, knew the place to search out the canine as they reside in the identical road. He caught up with the person who had been in control of the animal however the man tried to disclaim that the canine was his.
Mr Munro stated that his son was capable of establish the canine which had attacked him in an interview with the police that took place on the hospital the place Reece was handled.
Although the bites will heal, the boy’s mom believes he will likely be left with scarring. Mrs Munro added that he’s “quite tough” and mentally appears all proper after the attack, however she stated they haven’t but been again to the identical space but.
She defined: “The dog is still being walked in the street with its owner and the man who was with it the other day. And they were spotted at the park at the weekend with the dog as well. I find it baffling that this can happen and they are still allowed to take the dog out.
“There has been talk before about getting dogs banned from the park, but most people with dogs walk around the edge of the park if there are children playing there.
“This is a big scary looking dog and it is quite old as well. People in the area have told me they are aware of the dog. We have lived here for 13 years and nothing like this has happened before. Now I don’t even feel safe allowing my boys into our garden, but I really don’t want them to be frightened after this.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: “We were made aware of a child having been bitten by a dog around 3.30pm on Thursday, 12 October, 2023 in the Craigentinny area of Edinburgh.
“The child received treatment for injuries sustained in the incident.
“The dog warden has been notified and enquires are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”
The City of Edinburgh Council has been requested for remark.
In phrases of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 it’s the accountability of the canine’s proprietor to make sure that it’s stored underneath management. One of the circumstances when an animal may be deemed uncontrolled is when it bites one other person and the council can impose a Dog Control Notice advising what the proprietor must do to carry the canine underneath management. The accountability stays with the proprietor even when another person was taking care of the canine on the time.
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