A dog that mauled a five-year-old young man was being shown to schoolchildren as an end-of-term treat, it has emerged . The boy was assaulted in the playground of a primary school in shire Antrim, to the north Ireland, on Friday forenoon.
Raymond Ross, primary of Carniny primary school on the outskirts of Ballymena, said the animal had unexpectedly turned on the schoolboy. "The dog was in a very controlled place. A number of young kids had the opening to stroke the dog and then, suddenly, the dog turned on the little progeny, as if it flicked its head to one edge and apprehended the progeny in the face," he said.
The boy was rushed to the Ulster clinic on the outskirts of Belfast for treatment to facial wounds. A representative for the hospital said his family had demanded no promotion.
Ballymena borough assembly confirmed the dog had been humanely destroyed. "A agent from ecological wellbeing attended the school following the incident," a representative said, "and, having liaised with those engaged, instigated befitting actions to grab the dog. The dog has now been put down."
The wellbeing and security boss has launched an investigation.
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