Posted on 03/17/2021 8:53:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The boy's mother remains hospitalized with serious injuries, while both dogs have been euthanized, officials said
A 3-year-old boy was attacked and killed, and a mother badly injured, by two dogs in their New Jersey neighborhood, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
The attack in Carteret occurred in the backyard of a home around 4:30 p.m., according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and town police chief Dennis McFadden. First responders quickly arrived at the scene and airlifted the young boy to the hospital.
The child died at the hospital. The mother, who was said to have suffered severe injuries, remained hospitalized as of Wednesday morning, officials said.
Neighbors described how the horrific scene played out, as the child was playing in the yard when two dogs attacked. The canines live on the opposite side of the victims' backyard, and somehow got past a fence before going after the boy and his mother.
One man said he could hear the mother's cries for help, but no one was there. Neighbors said the family had recently moved to Carteret from New York City.
No one answered the door of the home where the dogs were said to live. Those who knew the owners said the dogs never seemed aggressive before, and didn't seem to cause too much commotion.
It was unclear if the owners were facing charges. Town officials said municipal records show the dogs were not registered with Cartaret, which is required by law. The local police chief later confirmed both dogs had been euthanized.
"As a small community, our Carteret family mourns the heart-wrenching loss of our young neighbor and we pray for this young mother and family in this time of unimaginable grief," Cartaret Mayor Daniel Reiman said Wednesday.
A joint investigation involving the Carteret Police Department and Middlesex County prosecutor's office remains underway. Anyone with information can contact those offices at 732-541-4181 and 732-745-3300, respectively.\
Boy, those chihuahuas can be vicious.
Kill them all, every last one of them
The Dogs of Peace.
3 year olds?
One dog was obviously part or full pitbull, but the black one looks like mostly lab. Knowing how sweet labs are, one of the most recommended dogs for families, I am surprised. Did they have proof that both dogs participated in the attack?
The evil involving Pit Bulls and Rottweilers runs very, very deep.
It’s the owners that teach them to be vicious.
Where did the article say they were pitbulls?
Those dogs can rip your throat out. But you would have to be lying on the floor and it would take the dog a few weeks.
Dogs dead, breed should be dead. Owners need to be charged with murder, convicted, and executed. Make clear their are consequences to owning these dogs.
They carefully didn’t but don’t let the pictures bother you in identifying the dogs.
The article didn’t have that pic. I looked specifically for the breed listed because I figured it had to be a suspect breed but none was named. I simply asked where the info came from.
Well, there is a picture, you cans see above. But in all honesty, I saw other articles that mentioned the breed, even in the headline.
What a tragedy. I love dogs but at least one of them should have been shot on sight.
As usual, it’s the Amish dogs...
The breed needs extermination...
Thanks!
https://www.nationalpitbullvictimawareness.org/
National Pit Bull Victim Awareness
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National Pit Bull Victim Awareness
NEW JERSEYUpdate on fatality: 3-year-old boy’s name was Aziz Ahmed. His mother is still in critical condition. She had warned about the two pit bulls. newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/03/17/carteret-dog- ... See More
newyork.cbslocal.com
The family says the two pit bulls lived directly behind them in a home on Birch Street, and the dogs got under the fence.
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