Overview
- Police say a neighbor’s dog that got out on Thursday attacked a 3-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister on North Water Street in Fairhill.
- The children were taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and were released early Friday, according to police.
- Their mother said the girl pulled her brother from harm before the dog bit him on the wrist and then mauled her.
- She said her daughter needed stitches on her chin, suffered wounds on her arm and leg, and lost a tooth.
- ACCT Philly said the owner surrendered the dog Friday morning and it was euthanized as police continue to investigate possible accountability.