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A father who lied about a neighbor’s dog biting his two-year-old in order to protect his family’s pet could face charges, according to police.
Tyler Smith, of Dayton, said his daughter was building a snowman Feb. 28 in the backyard of her grandparent’s home in the 1300 block of Woodlawn Avenue when she was attacked and bitten on the face.
Pamela S. Willard, of Fairmount Avenue, was cited for the dog running at large incident by Middletown police. Willard denied that her dog was the one involved in the incident.
Today, police told this news outlet that the family may have devised their story in order to spare the family pet.
“We received further information last night,” said Middletown Police Major Mark Hoffman. “At this point, we believe it was the family dog, the victim’s own dog bit her.”
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/crime-law/dog-bites-two-year-old-girl-in-the-face/nkMTN/According to a police report, Kimberly Brumett-Smith told police that Tyler Smith, her son, sent her a text message telling her not to tell the truth to the police. Brumett-Smith told police it was actually her dog, which she described as a brown pit bull, that bit her granddaughter in the face at her residence.
“We will be looking at withdrawing the charges on the other dog (owner), if we can determine it was not indeed running loose,” Hoffman said. In addition, Smith could be charged with filing a false report and child endangerment.