Kingsville couple attacked by son's dog

A 58-year-old Kingsville woman and her husband are recovering in the hospital after they were attacked by a dog.

At 8:22 p.m. Sunday, Kingsville police officers and medics arrived at the couple's home in the 400 block of East Avenue D, according to a news release.

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They discovered a male pit bull had attacked the woman and then her 62-year-old husband when he tried to defend her, the release states.

The couple was taken to a Kingsville hospital and were later transferred to a hospital in Corpus Christi with bites and scratches. Both of the woman's wrists were broken and the man had a broken wrist and is "missing a portion out of his arm," the release states.

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The dog, which belongs to the woman's son, was picked up by animal control. The woman was taking care of the dog temporarily, the release states.