A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy was savagely mauled by a dog in the street as his mum bravely tried to fight off the pet in front of his little sister.
The fearless mum tried to get the Belgian Malinois away from her son and was bitten herself as she tried to save him.
Belgian Malinois dogs are highly energetic and often used by police. Stock image[/caption]
The attack happened near Llandudno town centre in Wales[/caption]
A passerby and police officers rushed to help her near Llandudno town centre in Wales at 3.15pm on March 5 last year.
She hit the dog with a drinks bottle as she struggled with it in front of her daughter, who was three at the time, North Wales Live reported.
Both the mother and son were in pain for eight weeks after, a court heard, and they received “significant” wounds.
Alexander Jones, 27, was sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court for being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control which caused injury to two people.
He told officers he owned the dog for his own “protection”.
Jones was asked to sign a document allowing the dog to be put down and agreed. The pet has now been destroyed.
The judge branded the attack as “vicious” and handed Jones a 16-month jail sentence suspended for 18 months.
Belgian Malinois dogs are highly energetic and often used by police and in the military.
They are also used in search and rescue, and require an active lifestyle and constant training.
