Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV

Local News

October 12, 2011

Update: Child and grandfather injured in dog attack recovering

WELCH — A young girl and her grandfather were in stable condition Wednesday at a Charleston hospital while state troopers continued investigating the dog attack that injured them.

 Natalie Tinney, 6, and her grandfather James “Jim” Redmond, were severely injured Oct. 9 when a pit bull attacked them. An off-duty deputy who lives near their home on Premier Mountain near Welch put down the dog.

One of the investigating officers, Trooper C.N.Wade of the West Virginia State Police detachment in Welch, said he spoke Wednesday to Redmond.

“I’ve just got done talking to the grandfather,” Wade said. “The way I understand it, everyone has been treated and is stable.”

Both the grandchild and her grandfather are being treated at Charleston Area Medical Center.

For more on this story and other news, read Thursday’s Daily Telegraph or visit www.bdtonline.com.

 

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