Three-year-old airlifted after severe Pageland-area dog attack
The sheriff’s office said the child suffered 12 lacerations and significant blood loss; the dog’s owner was arrested on a dangerous-animal charge.
Incident summary
The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office said a 3-year-old child suffered 12 lacerations to the head, face, stomach and arm and significant blood loss in a dog attack near a Sale Barn Lane home. The child was airlifted to a Charlotte trauma center. Deputies said the dog had been subject to a prior court containment order and was not properly contained at the time of this attack.
The sheriff’s office said owner Richard Bragg, 59, was arrested on a second-offense charge of permitting a dangerous/vicious animal to run at large. The dog was confiscated pending a court-ordered seizure hearing. Charges are allegations unless adjudicated.
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WBTV, citing the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office, reported that a 3-year-old child was severely injured and airlifted after a March 10 dog attack on Sale Barn Lane. The child suffered 12 lacerations and significant blood loss.
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- 3-year-old airlifted to Charlotte hospital after dog attack, SC sheriff saysRegional newspaper reporting citing Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office · 2026-03-12
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