11-year-old undergoes surgery after three-dog attack near Axson
Atkinson County sheriff’s officials said an 11-year-old was attacked by three dogs near Wood Duck Road; the main attacking dog was identified as a pit bull. A September 15 sheriff’s-office update says all three dogs were taken into custody for a 10-day hold.
Incident summary
The Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office told WALB that an 11-year-old boy was attacked by three dogs near Wood Duck Road in Axson around 3:30 p.m. on September 13. The sheriff’s office said the main attacking dog was a pit bull and that the breeds of the other two dogs had not been revealed. Banner O’Berry’s mother separately told WALB that Banner underwent about three and a half hours of surgery for 17 open leg wounds. In a September 15 update, the sheriff’s office said all three dogs had been taken into custody for a 10-day hold.
The Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office said all three dogs were taken into custody for a 10-day hold. The office also confirmed there are two owners for the three dogs. WALB reported that on September 14 the sheriff’s office served the owners notice of a court petition seeking to have the dogs deemed vicious, and on September 15 sent certified copies of the petition. The custody hold and petition are pending-process facts, not a final dangerous/vicious-dog adjudication. No arrest, criminal charge or final animal disposition was established in the sources reviewed.
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WALB reported, citing the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office, that three dogs attacked an 11-year-old near Wood Duck Road at about 3:30 p.m. September 13; the sheriff’s office identified the main attacking dog as a pit bull and said the other two breeds had not been revealed. WALB separately attributed the detailed attack sequence, 17 wounds and surgery duration to the boy’s mother. WALB’s updated report says the sheriff’s office confirmed all three dogs were taken into custody for a 10-day hold.
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What BiteDB does not infer
Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above: sheriff-attributed for the main attacking dog, with the other two dogs left unknown. Family-described circumstances are kept separate from sheriff-attributed facts. The sheriff’s office later confirmed two owners and a pending petition seeking a vicious-dog designation; BiteDB does not treat that petition as a final adjudication, criminal charge or completed animal disposition.