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CHENNAI: A 12-year-old schoolgirl, who was injured after being bitten by the pet Rottweiler of a neighbour in Mangadu on Wednesday morning, is recovering at a government hospital in the city. The girl, identified as Keerthana, also injured a hand after she fell on the road while trying to run away from the dog . The Mangadu police didn’t register a case as the victim’s parents refused to lodge a complaint.

A police officer said the incident occurred in the morning when the Class VIII student of a school in Mangadu stepped out of her house on Sri Ramajayam Street to buy some chocolates from a grocery store. As she was walking, she spotted the Rottweiler in front of the house of its owner Suganth and panicked.

Witnesses later told police that the girl began running across the stretch and also hurled stones at the dog which then pounced on her and bit her in the stomach. The girl fell to the ground, injuring a hand. Hearing her cries, Suganth and a few other people on the street rushed to her side. Suganth took his pet under control, while the others informed the 108 ambulance service and called police. The paramedics in the 108 ambulance administered first aid to the girl before rushing her to the Kilpauk Mediacl College and Hospital. Mangadu police inspector Jayachandran and his team visited the hospital and questioned the injured girl and her parents.

Suganth, who was also present at the hospital, promised Keerthana’s parents that he would take care of her medical expenses and also to ensure that his pet would be under control all thye time.

