A 7-year-old woman died after canine assault in Louisiana, canine proprietor faces prices

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A person was arrested and is going through negligent murder prices after failing to restrain his pit bull terrier, which attacked and killed a 7-year-old woman in Louisiana on Friday, authorities mentioned.

Erick Lopez, 20, of East Baton Rouge instructed deputies his canine would typically roam unrestrained by the neighboring property the place the kid was attacked, based on the arrest report obtained by CNN.

On January 6, the canine wandered into the neighbor’s property the place Sadie Davila was enjoying within the yard, the report learn.

The canine “viciously attacked” Sadie and continued to maul her regardless of a relative’s makes an attempt to cease the assault by hitting the canine with a strolling cane, based on the report.

Sadie, who was within the first grade, was transported to a hospital the place employees mentioned the kid “sustained quite a few canine bites to her face and substantial harm to her cranium, in the end leading to her dying,” the report mentioned.

Sadie’s mom, Haley Anselmo, instructed CNN “nothing would be the similar” after her daughter’s dying.

“She was the sunshine in all our lives,” Anselmo mentioned. “She thought extra about others wants earlier than her personal. She had a giant creativeness and a lot spunk. She needed everybody to be blissful. She was my mini me.”

Animal management officers captured the canine, which they discovered with blood round its face and mouth. It’s unclear what is going to occur to the canine.

Lopez admitted to not being current through the assault, based on the report. He was arrested and booked into the Baton Rouge Parish Jail.

“That is an terrible, heartbreaking tragedy,” East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux mentioned in an announcement on Fb. “My coronary heart goes out to this household, and they’re going to stay in my prayers.”