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Boy, 4, Critically Hurt in Tijuana Dog Attack as Police Detain Stepfather

Prosecutors are examining possible omission of care by the child's stepfather.

Overview

  • The attack happened Tuesday inside a home on Baja California Street in Ejido Matamoros in Tijuana’s east zone.
  • Paramedics treated the child for head and neck injuries and transported him to a hospital in grave condition.
  • Neighbors intervened to separate four family-owned dogs, which municipal police later seized pending a decision on their fate.
  • Police presented the stepfather, identified as Edgar Irineo “N”, to the state prosecutor on suspicion of omission of care.
  • According to police, the man said he was doing chores when he heard the child’s cries and sought neighbors’ help as the FGE opened an investigation.