A Terrified schoolboy was scarred for life after he was violently attacked by a dangerous dog – leaving him needing 80 stitches in his lip. Kyle Willets, 12, was mauled by a Japanese Akita which ripped off the skin from his face.
He needed reconstructive surgery and was left drinking through a straw.
The horrific incident happened during a play fight with his mates at a friend’s house and he ran home with blood spewing from his face.
The dog’s owner was so horrified by the attack it was put down within hours of the incident in Blackburn, Lancs.
His mum Natalie Horner, 32, said: “Kyle was covered in blood – it was all down his clothes.
The lad required 80 stitches to his face to repair the damage after rushing home covered in blood.
“I was so worried about what was going to happen – I was just thinking ‘is he going to lose his face?’
“After all it is your looks you have for the rest of your life and he’s still only young.”
Kyle and his friends had been play fighting and wrestling when one threw him onto the sofa.
The dog then jumped up and bit the schoolboy on the face – sinking a tooth below his chin and chomping at his lip in a scissor-like clamp.
Kyle’s friend came to his aid and pulled the dog away before it could do more damage.
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| Kyle Willets and his mum Natalie Horner |
