MISSISSIPPI -- A Biloxi boy was so severely injured when he was attacked by a pit bull dog, on Thanksgiving day he had to have plastic surgery. The child is now home from the hospital.
Brandy Beaver is hoping her 10-year-old son, Austin, will be able to go back to school next week, but she said Austin still faces a lot of recovery from the attack.
"I saw Austin, and he was covered in blood, and I collapsed right then and there on the ground," Beaver said.
Austin, his 8-year-old brother, and a 9-year-old friend were attacked by a neighbor's pit bull.
"Austin has over 100 stitches to his face. Mason has seven stitches in his shoulder and a claw mark right in between his eyes, and the other little boy, Michael, had ... seven stitches on his top lip," Beaver said.
According to Beaver, her boys were heading home for their Thanksgiving meal when they stopped just a few doors down to help a neighbor get his dog back into the house.
"They were trying to do a good deed, and this is what happens," she said.
Brandy Beaver is hoping her 10-year-old son, Austin, will be able to go back to school next week, but she said Austin still faces a lot of recovery from the attack.
"I saw Austin, and he was covered in blood, and I collapsed right then and there on the ground," Beaver said.
Austin, his 8-year-old brother, and a 9-year-old friend were attacked by a neighbor's pit bull.
"Austin has over 100 stitches to his face. Mason has seven stitches in his shoulder and a claw mark right in between his eyes, and the other little boy, Michael, had ... seven stitches on his top lip," Beaver said.
According to Beaver, her boys were heading home for their Thanksgiving meal when they stopped just a few doors down to help a neighbor get his dog back into the house.
"They were trying to do a good deed, and this is what happens," she said.
Beaver said Austin will need more plastic surgery, and she's afraid her insurance as a single mom won't cover everything.
"I know they're not going to cover everything because we had to take him to New Orleans for his plastic surgery. I believe my mom has set up an account for donations to help me [with] medical bills," she said.
Austin has also started the painful series of rabies shots.
FOX10 attempted to contact the neighbor Beaver said her boys were helping, but there was no answer at the home. The Harrison County Sheriff's office said Daniel Catchings is charged with a leash law violation. He was released on $500 bond.
Catching owns two pit bulls. Both animals are in the custody of animal control.
A special account has been set up to accept donations for the Beaver family at Hancock Bank.
(WALA - Nov 30, 2011)
