March 2014, Holmes County, MS
Christopher Malone, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
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UPDATE 04/01/14: WAFB video footage shows the high fenced pen the two pit bulls escaped from and attacked the child who was playing nearby. How the dogs escaped is unknown. The footage also shows authorities carrying away both pit bulls, referred to by the child’s aunt, Lucy Mayze, as “puppies.” When asked if the dogs were vicious before, Mayze said, “Not the puppies. They never been no real vicious dog they never bit nobody they never jumped on nobody” …
03/31/14: Pit Bulls Kill Child
Holmes County, MS – In a developing story, two pit bulls owned by a family member killed a 3-year old boy on Monday afternoon in Holmes County. The attack occurred in the Thornton Community. The boy died on the scene. Holmes County Sheriff Willie March said it appears the dogs were in a pen and got out. Family members owned the two pit bulls, March said. The boy has been identified as Christopher Malone. The coroner and Holmes County Sheriff’s Department are on the scene. – DogsBite.org