By Isabelle Stanley For Dailymail.Com
17:05 10 Mar 2024, up to date 17:11 10 Mar 2024
- Lillianna, 4, was attacked on February 20 whereas visiting her mom
- Her mom, Danielle Stratman, 24, and her boyfriend, Greg Preister have each since been arrested and charged with obstruction
A four-year-old lady had her scalp torn off in a vicious canine attack earlier than her mother hid from police and tried to cover her bloody garments.
The lady, Lilianna, was rushed to the ICU at Nebraska Medicine after the attack on February 20 in an industrial property in Omaha.
Police stated in a report the canine belonged to her mom’s boyfriend – and the canine was caught shortly after the attack and euthanized.
Lilianna’s mom, Danielle Stratman, 24, hid from police once they arrived, altering out of her bloody garments and hiding them below the mattress. Both her and her boyfriend, Greg Preister, have been arrested for obstruction.
Lillianna’s grand aunt, Kimberly Lane Koterba, stated the toddler was ‘was attacked by a Cane Corso Mastiff combine’ and ‘her scalp was torn off, her cheek bone was damaged, she has torn ligaments in her neck and stitches throughout her physique.’
The attack occurred whereas Lillianna was visiting her mom.
Stratman was not speculated to have any contact together with her baby as there was a no-contact order in place after she was arrested earlier in February and charged with baby abuse and home assault, in response to KETV.
Sharing a hyperlink to a GoFundMe for Lillianna’s medical payments, Koterba stated: ‘I’m fundraising for my Grand Niece Lillianna who was attacked by a Cane Corso Mastiff combine.
‘She is 4 years old and her scalp was torn off, her cheek bone was damaged, she has torn ligaments in her neck and stitches throughout her physique.
‘She is now out of ICU however will probably having one other surgical procedure later this week. Many extra to comply with. She’s additionally going to want remedy for the trauma.
‘This angel was born with Spina bifida. Any funds not used for medical functions will go right into a belief account for her future wants. Thank you.
She added: ‘It wouldn’t have occurred if the mom had not violated a no contact order whereas the kid was being babysat by her Grandmother.’
Police detailed the incident, the place they have 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 as a result of severity of the accidents and the place they have been positioned.
‘It must be expedited as a result of the accidents have been very near the mind.’
