Six-year-old seriously injured in South Lebanon Township dog attack; three household members charged

Incident summary

South Lebanon Township police responded at 11:24 a.m. to a residence where a 6-year-old girl had been attacked by two dogs. Police and prosecutors said the child suffered extensive bite wounds and lacerations, including a severe ear injury, was transported to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, underwent emergency surgery and later required additional hospitalization. Prosecutors filed charges against three members of the household after an investigation that also examined a 2024 attack involving the same two dogs.

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Prior documented incident

Authorities said the same two dogs had attacked a 22-month-old child at the residence on September 11, 2024, causing critical injuries. BiteDB records that prior event as history/context and does not infer facts beyond the cited official/reporting record.

Legal / animal-control status

Lebanon County authorities charged Rebecca Hresko with aggravated assault of a child, endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person; Andrew and Debra Hresko were each charged with recklessly endangering another person. These are allegations/charges, not convictions. Police said the dogs were quarantined after the August 10 attack; later final disposition was not established in sources reviewed for this update.