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Police Seek Dog Handler After German Shepherd Bites Boy on School Route in Gundelfingen

Investigators are treating the incident as suspected negligent bodily harm.

Overview

  • The 11-year-old was bitten in the forearm around 6:45 a.m. Thursday on Wilhelm-Hauff-Straße, according to police.
  • Officers say the leashed German Shepherd first sniffed the child before biting without warning.
  • The man walking the dog left the scene with the animal and did not provide assistance.
  • The boy sustained an arm injury, and the person handling the dog remains unidentified.
  • Polizeiinspektion Dillingen has opened an inquiry and is appealing for witnesses to come forward.