Source-reported incident record · 2025-12-23

Two children attacked by neighboring German shepherds near Palmetto; girl airlifted for surgery

WSB-TV reported that two neighboring German shepherds attacked an 8-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister on their family property near Palmetto in December 2025; the girl was airlifted and underwent surgery.

Nonfatal · serious injuries / surgeryBreed: German shepherds (family- and source-reported)Palmetto, GA

Date2025-12-23 · Time not reported

LocationFamily property in the Palmetto area of South Fulton County, Georgia; exact residence not pinned

Victim(s)Sadie Asmundson, 10, seriously injured; Zeke Asmundson, 8, also attacked and escaped to get help

Dogs involved2 neighboring dogs

Injury severitySerious / severe; 10-year-old airlifted and underwent surgery for deep bite injuries and muscle/tissue damage; 8-year-old also attacked

Breed attributionGerman shepherds (family- and source-reported)WSB-TV reported that the two attacking dogs were large German shepherds belonging to a neighbor. BiteDB records that description as source-attributed and does not infer a genetic or veterinary breed determination.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

WSB-TV reported September 15, 2026 that two children were attacked on their family property in Palmetto, South Fulton County, two days before Christmas 2025. Their parents said two large German shepherds escaped a neighbor’s fenced yard, first went after 8-year-old Zeke and then knocked down and severely bit 10-year-old Sadie in a wooded area. Zeke escaped to get help. Sadie was airlifted to a hospital and underwent surgery for damaged muscle and skin tissue. The source reported that the dogs were surrendered and euthanized after the attack.

Legal-status note

WSB-TV reported that the dogs’ owner, Jose Morales-Munoz, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the attack, and that both dogs were surrendered and euthanized. The September 2026 report also says the children’s parents filed a civil action in Fulton County Magistrate Court seeking reimbursement for more than $125,000 in medical expenses and other damages. BiteDB does not infer unspecified criminal charge details or treat the pending civil claims as adjudicated liability.

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Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

“She kept asking … if she was going to die”: Neighbor’s dogs attack children in yardWSB-TV local reporting based on family interviews, civil-case reporting and dog-owner attorney statement · Published 2026-09-15 · Accessed 2026-09-16

WSB-TV reported from interviews with the children’s parents and statements from the dog owner’s attorney that two German shepherds escaped a neighboring enclosure and attacked the children on the family’s Palmetto-area property two days before Christmas 2025. The report says Sadie, age 10, required air transport and surgery, and that both dogs were surrendered and euthanized afterward.

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Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.