Dog bites send woman to hospital

An Omaha woman was severely injured Saturday night when she was bitten by a pit bull.

The woman was bitten on both legs and hospitalized, said Pam Wiese, a spokeswoman for the Nebraska Humane Society.

The dog was not restrained at the time of the attack, Wiese said.

The incident began when the dog “charged up'' to a little boy, she said.

As neighbors tried to corral the animal, the pit bull bit the woman on both legs, causing a deep gash in one calf.

“It's a serious injury,'' Wiese said, who described the wounds as mutilation.

The attack occurred near 14th Street and Sherwood Avenue.

The owner of the animal was ticketed on suspicion of violating city animal ordinances, including harboring a dangerous animal and failing to restrain and muzzle the dog.

The dog was impounded by the Humane Society. It will be held for 10 days and could be euthanized after that, Wiese said. — Joseph Brennan

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