Deputies discovered that the Pit Bulls owner was not home, and his children accidentally let it out of the house.
(ALOHA, Ore. ) - Washington County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 2700 block of SW 216th Avenue in Aloha Friday night after several 911 calls were received reporting that a 72-year-old woman and her small dog were being attacked by a Pit Bull.
Deputies said the woman was attacked by a nine month old, 50 pound, Pit Bull.
She told deputies she was walking her small dog along SW 216th Avenue when a Pit Bull came running toward her and her dog.
The Pit Bull came out from behind the fence at 2725 SW 216th Avenue and ran quickly toward them.
The woman picked up her dog to keep it away from the attacking Pit Bull.
The victim reported that the Pit Bull jumped on her and knocked her to the ground.
She covered her dog with her hands and arms to protect it.
The Pit Bull attacked the woman, biting her hands and arms. Eventually neighbors and the son of the Pit Bull's owner pulled the attacking dog away from the victim.
The victim was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital with severe bites to the hands and arms. Her dog was not injured.
Deputies discovered that the Pit Bulls owner was not home, and his children accidentally let it out of the house.
The fence that surrounds their yard is in disrepair and the dog escaped.
Deputies seized the Pit Bull and took it to the Bonnie L. Hays animal shelter in Hillsboro.
The owner of the Pit Bull, 41-year-old Leo Hammer, was cited under the Washington County ordinance pertaining to a "vicious dog at large".
The fine for the violation is $500.
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