By Isabelle Stanley and Emma Richter For Dailymail.Com
13:59 11 Mar 2024, up to date 14:15 11 Mar 2024
- Lillianna, 4, was attacked by a canine on February 20 whereas visiting her mom, Danielle Stratman, 24. The canine belonged to the mother’s boyfriend, Greg Priester
- They had been arrested after the mother hid her bloody garments below a mattress, cops say
A Nebraska mom tried to cowl up her disabled daughter’s vicious canine mauling attack by hiding her blood stained garments, cops have stated.
Four-year-old Lilianna was rushed to the ICU at Nebraska Medicine after her scalp was torn off in the attack on February 20 in an industrial property in Omaha the place she was visiting her mom, Danielle Stratman, 24.
Police stated in a report the canine belonged to her mom’s boyfriend Greg Priester and the canine was caught shortly after the attack and euthanized.
According to police, Stratman hid from police once they arrived, modified out of her bloody garments and hid them below the mattress. Both her and her boyfriend had been arrested for obstruction.
Lilianna’s grandmother, Amanda Gomez stated: ‘My poor granddaughter however thank God she’s a powerful woman and she or he’s going to be okay!!! She’s the strongest little princess ever.’
Along with Lilianna’s scalp, she suffered torn ligaments in her neck, a damaged cheekbone, and a number of stiches. As of February 28, she was launched from the ICU and needed to bear yet one more surgical procedure.
In a newly launched image, the little woman is seen smiling along with her grandmother Amanda, grandfather Arnold, and her father Caleb, in hospital.
Her head is wrapped in bandages there are a number of cuts on her face.
The attack occurred whereas Lillianna was visiting her mom, and based on police, Stratman was not speculated to have any contact along with her youngster.
There was a no-contact order in place after she was arrested earlier in February and charged with youngster abuse and home assault, based on KETV.
Kimberly Lane Koterba, Lilianna’s grand aunt, created a GoFundMe for her medical payments and stated: ‘I’m fundraising for my Grand Niece Lillianna who was attacked by a Cane Corso Mastiff combine.’
On Stratman’s social media pages she is seen pictured a number of occasions with a puppy named Bear, however it’s unclear if that was the canine concerned within the attack.
‘She is now out of ICU however will presumably having one other surgical procedure later this week. Many extra to comply with. She’s additionally going to want remedy for the trauma,’ Koterba stated on the donation web page.
She added that Lilianna was born with Spina bifida, a start defect that impacts the spinal wire, and that the funds raised would go in direction of her medical payments and into belief accounts.
‘It wouldn’t have occurred if the mom had not violated a no contact order whereas the kid was being babysat by her Grandmother,’ Koterba stated.
As of Monday afternoon, $10,629 was raised out of a $20,000 aim.
Police detailed the incident, the place they had been initially known as for a violent attack, officers stated in a report seen by KETV.
When authorities arrived, they stated Stratman hid from officers at her boyfriend’s home and altered out of her bloody garments – which she then hid below a mattress.
Police didn’t discover the canine on the scene of the attack however animal management was known as and positioned the canine at Preister’s home.
He handed the canine over voluntarily and officers took it to the Nebraska Humane Society, who euthanized it instantly.
Pam Wiese from the Nebraska Humane Society instructed KETV: ‘We instantly euthanized the canine and despatched the tissue out for testing because of the severity of the accidents and the place they had been positioned.
‘It must be expedited as a result of the accidents had been very near the mind.’
