Pit bull bites off N.Y. 5-year-old's genitals [View all]

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A 5-year-old who wandered into his aunt's bedroom likely faces continuing surgery after her pit bull attacked him, biting off his penis.

The boy, who was visiting his grandmother's apartment for the weekend, had tried to climb into bed with his sleeping 13-year-old aunt and her pet. That's when the protective 6-year-old female named Momma turned on the boy, severing his genitals.

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Pettiford, who said she works as a teacher, disputes the police account, saying she never told the boy to stay away from the dog because the pit bull lives with Jackson and never has exhibited signs it was dangerous in the six years her daughter has had it.

Pettiford, who has owned a pit bull in the past and has an 11-year-old son, said the younger boy's movements likely made the dog feel threatened. The dog had come to visit on other occasions and she said the family felt comfortable and safe around it.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/25/dog-bite-mutilation/3698559/