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Fatal Dog Attack of Four-Year-Old Boy Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit

In Detroit, Michigan, a wrongful death lawsuit and criminal charges have been filed against a man whose four dogs recently mauled to death a four-year-old boy. As the boy was walking with his mother along the street, the dogs grabbed and pulled him though a space in the fence where they were kept. Authorities described the boy’s wounds as “massive” and prosecutors are saying the dogs saw the boy as a “meal”. Investigators believe the dogs had a history of escaping and causing problems in the neighborhood. The lawsuit names both the owner of the dogs and the property owner for the death of the boy and injuries to his mother. The criminal charges include second-degree murder and possessing dangerous animals causing death.

Read the full article at MLive.com.