A nine-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after a street dog bit him on his face at Vagu Centre in One Town in Vijayawada on Tuesday (February 24). The boy had accidentally fell on the dog after loosing balance on his bicycle, CCTV camera footage showed.
According to sources, the child, Rachakonda Rishi, had gone out to play after returning from school around 4.15 p.m. Later that evening, he was seen walking back home with his face and shirt covered in blood and was rushed to new Government General Hospital (GGH).
Doctors reportedly told his mother that he needed to be under observation for two more days. “He is conscious, but he is not talking much,” she said.
Dog attacks in the area
Some residents said a handful of dog attacks occurred in the area recently. Bottu Nagalakshmi, another resident, said her sister’s children, both aged 9, were bitten by dogs last month and were taken to a government hospital for treatment.
