Boy, 12, mauled by two Cane Corso devil dogs while playing at pal’s house in savaging that’s left him scarred for life
A YOUNG boy has been left scarred for life after being mauled by two devil dogs while playing at a friend's house.
The 12-year-old was savaged by the two Cane Corso mastiffs after they suddenly "flipped".
The 16-month-old beasts tore at the boy's face, back and chest in the garden of a friend's house in Stoke yesterday.
He was rushed to hospital where he remains in a serious condition.
One local told The Sun Online how they heard screaming as the dogs went for the lad.
They added: "[He] was in the yard just playing at a friend’s house.
“Nobody knew anything until they heard the screaming and saw one of the dogs biting him.
'TRAGIC ACCIDENT'
“The mum did everything right and got medical treatment straight away.
“She was fitting outside after what happened to the little boy under her watch.
“The family who live there are devastated. They think something must have triggered the dogs to flip.
“[The boy]had been around the dogs before, he wasn’t new to them. No-one can believe it. It’s just a tragic accident."
The owners are understood to have apologised to the boy's family, who do not blame them for the attack.
They have been fined £500 and both dogs have been put down.
'NOT DANGEROUS'
But the owner insisted the animals were not dangerous and claimed "something had turned on them".
She added: "They are not vile animals. They weren’t dangerous. They were just normal dogs.
“We have not brought them up to be violent. They have been grown up around children. They are not violent dogs.
"We have lost two amazing dogs. We are grieving.”
Police and an air ambulance rushed to the scene yesterday at around 2pm.
The boy was treated at the home before being taken to hospital, while a man in his 20s who stepped in to help has been discharged after suffering leg injuries.
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A Staffordshire Police spokeswoman said: "The 12-year-old boy remains in hospital in a serious condition.
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"The ownership of the dogs was voluntarily transferred to police.
"Following specialist advice it was established the dogs could never be rehomed due to the violent act and should be humanely destroyed."
