Five Children in South Jersey Injured in Dog Attack
For five children in Winslow, it was a less than Merry Christmas this year, as they recovered from serious injuries in a dog bite attack in their own home.
The attack occurred when the five children, including four siblings and another relative were playing outside the Quann home in Winslow. According to elder sibling Brandon Quann, who is14-years-old, the two bulldogs that had apparently escaped from the neighbor’s backyard, ran up to the children. The dogs were very aggressive, and the children ran inside the home. The dogs ran inside behind them. The animals began to attack the kids, and Brandon hit the dog with a shovel to get them off his siblings. He then tried to lead the dogs out of the house by running out himself. Although he was successful in getting the dogs out of the house, the animals then began to attack him.
The owner of the dogs finally arrived at the scene, and was able to control them. They have been euthanized. It turns out that it was the second attack involving the same dogs in less than a month. They had been involved in another attack on the 27th of November when they managed to break out of their yard, and attack a local man, who was trying to protect his grandchildren from them.
The victims here were between 9 and 12 years old. They suffered bites and scratches, and were treated in hospital. Brandon Quann suffered multiple wounds to his hands and legs, and required hospital treatment. The dog owner has been cited for failure to restrain the dogs.
Scott Grossman is a New Jersey dog bite lawyer representing injured victims of dog bites in Monmouth, Bergen, Passaic and Ocean Counties and across the state of New Jersey.
