A six-year-old child was attacked by a dog on Thursday. – It is about repeated bites on the arms and legs. The child appears to be seriously, but not life-threateningly injured, says operations manager Ove Stian Ovrum to news. The child has been sent to hospital for further treatment. – We have information that the mother is most likely to have been bitten on the leg when she walked between the dog and the child, but that has not been confirmed, says Ovrum. The mother accompanied the child to hospital. At a school Ovrum says that the child and the dog were at Furnes secondary school when the accident happened. – It must be a dog that the child knows. He further states that the dog must have belonged to a person in the child’s extended family. The police were on the scene and tried to find out what happened. Photo: Viktoria Hellem-Hansen / news Ovrum says that much of the sequence of events is still unclear. – We are at the scene and questioning the witnesses involved to gain clarity on the course of events and what actually happened. The dog, a rottweiler, has been secured and the patrol has started an investigation at the scene, says Ovrum. At half past two, Ovrum states that they have been notified of the dog’s owner. – He has been briefed and will be questioned. The child and the dog must have been at Furnes secondary school, the police say. Photo: Viktoria Hellem-Hansen / news Witness heard screams The police so far have no known witnesses to the incident, which they received information about at 11.28 from AMK. It is not clear who notified AMK. However, news has spoken to a person who heard the incident. The witness, who wishes to remain anonymous, says she passed what she believes to be the child and a person with a dog on her way home shortly before the attack happened. She had entered her own house and was about to take a shower when she heard a loud child’s cry. The witness did not see the actual incident. Update: In an earlier version of this case, it was written that the accident happened during play. New information news has received indicates that this is not true. Published 11.07.2024, at 12.03 Updated 11.07.2024, at 14.20
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