Overview
- The 10-year-old, who was mauled Wednesday in Russy-Bémont, was reported Thursday to be conscious and no longer in a life-threatening state, according to the Senlis prosecutor.
- He was transferred from Compiègne to the Amiens hospital for operations to treat wounds to his head, leg, shoulder, and thigh.
- Four children were playing in a nearby wood when two dogs ran at them, and three boys escaped by climbing a tree while the victim, seated on the ground, could not get up in time.
- Investigators opened an immediate flagrante delicto probe for involuntary injuries by dog aggression, handled by the Crépy-en-Valois gendarmes.
- The dogs, owned by nearby residents, likely pushed open a yard gate to escape, and they have been taken to a clinic for mandatory rabies checks and a behavior review.