Thaindian News

Sep 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As nine year old Megan Walker turned on her Nintendo DS Game, the virtual pet puppy barked, waking the sleeping mastiff mix dog which was sleeping at her friend’s house. As the mastiff jumped up, it was believed that the little girl may have kicked at the dog in fear, and the dog grabbed her ankle, dragging her off of the couch.

The mastiff then proceeded to bite the top lip off of the little girl’s face, before the dog’s owner and another dog were able to get the mastiff to stop attacking. Once the police arrived, they placed the lip on ice, and doctors at Manchester Children’s Hospital were able to sew it back on.

The little girl’s grandmother, Jean Taylor, who was keeping Megan while her parents were out of town, was not at the scene, since Megan had gone to a friend’s house to play. She stated, “I think this game should carry some kind of warning. People should be told not to play it when there are dogs in the room. I blame the game for what happened to Megan. If they hadn’t been playing it I don’t think the dog would have gone for her.”

Ms Melville, the owner of the dog, whose house Megan was playing at, signed an order for her pet to be put down. According to Inspector Phil Surgeon, the episode was actually outside the law, however.

“This was a really nasty incident but one which falls outside of the law. The dog in question was not a banned breed and the incident happened in a private address, not in public. The owner signed the dog over for destruction and it has now been put down by a vet,” the Inspector stated, according to the Daily Mail.

Ms Melville, the dog’s owner, gave no comment to the media, but did tell the police that Megan may have kicked at the dog before it attacked. There was also no comment from Nintendo.