Overview
- The Nov. 7 attack occurred on the steps of the family’s Hanceville apartment as a neighbor child walked a dog reported as a blue heeler.
- Witnesses say the child dropped the leash and, after the dog was first pulled off, it returned and bit Delyla a second time when a teen tried to help.
- She was airlifted to Children’s of Alabama and faces stitches, plastic surgery and rabies prophylaxis for severe facial and bodily wounds, with a family fundraiser at about $8,600.
- The Cullman County District Attorney’s Office says it has not received law‑enforcement paperwork on the case, preventing prosecutors from moving forward.
- Cullman County Animal Control is handling the report; WHNT reported the dog was euthanized and its remains sent for testing after officials found it wasn’t current on shots.