ELEVEN-year-old Dequan Gordon of Linden was on Saturday night attacked by two pitbull dogs while going fishing with two friends. The incident reportedly occurred around 22:30hrs, just after the child left home.

Preposterous though it may sound, the time was confirmed by both the child’s father and aunt.
According to his aunt, Neshelle Bristol, Dequan was just about three lots away from home when the two dogs jumped their owner’s fence and launched their attack. While his two friends managed to escape unscathed, Dequan was not so lucky.
His aunt said the dogs bit him in the throat, on his buttocks and parts of his hands and feet. He was initially taken to the Linden Hospital to seek medical attention, but his injuries were so severe, he had to be transferred to the Georgetown Hospital (GPH) where he underwent emergency surgery.
The child’s father, Dexter Gordon, who is now in Georgetown to see about his son’s welfare, said he was at home when the incident occurred. He said he’d heard the screams, but didn’t know it was his son until he went out to see what all the noise was about, and was told by neighbours what had transpired, and that they had already taken care of the boy.
“When I went outside, I saw my son, and I started to pray,” Dequan’s father said, adding: “He was bitten up all over, and was in blood. These people cannot hope to take care of those types of dogs with just a low fence; is either they build their fence higher or get rid of the dogs. I’m very shocked and surprised…”
Written By Asif Hakim