Mentor, OH – A dog has been euthanized after a violent attack left a 4-year-old girl and her mother with serious injuries in Mentor, Ohio. The incident occurred on Saturday, October 4, when Alexis Higham and her young daughter, Carina Palladino, were walking to a nearby park.
The Sudden Attack
According to local reports, the off-leash pit bull lunged without warning, targeting both mother and daughter.
“It kept biting her, letting go, going for a different section of her face,” Higham recalled in an interview. “The third time is when I finally got to them, and I ended up taking a water bottle and trying to beat the dog off her, which was not working.”
When Alexis tried to rescue her daughter, the dog latched onto her hand, causing further injuries. She eventually dragged the animal toward a nearby road where passersby intervened and called 911.
Child Sustains Severe Facial Injuries
Carina was rushed to a children’s hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery. Her mother later confirmed that additional cosmetic surgery will be needed in about six months to help restore her face…