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AND THE GIRLS MOTHER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. REPORTER: THAT DOG IS IN CUSTODY HERE AT THE ANIMAL WELFARE FACILITY. THE VICTIM’S MOTHER TELLING ME BY PHONE THIS AFTERNOON THAT THE LITTLE GIRL HAD TO HAVE SURGERY OVERNIGHT. >> HAD SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, FACE AREA. >> IT HAPPENED RIGHT THERE. BUTT TO REPORTER: THAT LITTLE GIRL ATTACKED NEAR THIS GOLF COURSE BEHIND MATT CALDWELL’S HOME. HE SAYS HE DIDN’T HEAR OR SEE A THING UNTIL AFTER POLICE ARRIVED. >> THERE WAS BLOOD ON THE GROUND. CHUNKS OF HAIR. REPORTER: ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORT, A BABYSITTER SAYS SHE TOOK THE SIX-YEAR-OLD AND HER SIBLING PARK NEXT TO THE GOLF COURSE, WHEN THE GIRL WENT THROUGH AN OPEN HOLE IN A FENCE, THAT’S WHEN THE DOG, WHO WAS IN A BACKYARD, JUMPED THE 4 FOOT FENCE AND ATTACKED THE GIRL. >> THE MAN WAS DRIVING BY IN HIS GOLF CART AND JUMPED ON THE DOG. >> HE HAS NEVER ATTACKED ANY CHILD, GOLFERS. REPORTER: THE DOGS OWNER WHO WAS NOT HOME SAYS HER FIANCE AND DAUGHTER TRIED TO INTERVENE. >> SOMETHING HAPPENED FOR HIM TO DO WHAT HE DID. I’M SORRY THIS HAPPENED TO THIS LITTLE GIRL. BUT I KNOW MY DOG AND I KNOW HE WOULD NEVER HURT NOBODY. REPORTER: ANIMAL WELFARE HAS ISSUED CITATIONS TO THE DOG OWNER AND WILL FILE DANGEROUS ANIMAL CHARGES. WHICH WILL BE HEARD IN COU

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A 6-year-old girl was taken to a hospital Monday after police said a dog mauled her while she played in the Del Norte subdivision near 122nd Street and Mustang Road.The dog was taken to Oklahoma City Animal Welfare, and the child's mother told KOCO 5 that her daughter had to have surgery overnight."A little girl had been attacked, had suffered significant injuries to her head, neck, face area" said Jon Gary, with Oklahoma City Animal Welfare.According to Caldwell, the girl was attacked near a golf course behind his home."I don't know why he did it. He's a friendly dog. He's escaped before," Caldwell said.He said he didn't hear or see anything until after police arrived."There was blood on the ground, chunks of hair," Caldwell said.According to a police report, a babysitter said she took the 6-year-old and her sibling to a park near the golf course. The girl then went through an open hole in a fence.The dog, which was in a backyard, then jumped the 4-foot fence and attacked the girl, the report states."Apparently a man drove by in his golf cart and jumped on the dog and got the dog off," Caldwell said.The dog's owner, a woman named Simone who didn't provide a last name, told police her fiance and daughter tried to intervene."Something happened for him to attack this little girl," Simone said. "I'm sorry that this happened to this little girl, but I know my dog. I know he would never hurt nobody, and I'm sorry this happened."Animal Welfare officials issued citations to the dog's owner and will file dangerous animal charges, which will be heard in court."Our investigator has been assigned to this case, and now we'll investigate and continue to investigate, talk to witnesses, and see if we can get to the bottom of what happened," Gary said.The dog's owner told KOCO 5 if they get the dog back, they will take extra measures to ensure their dog doesn't escape again. The girl's mother said they are also taking actions to make sure this type of attack doesn't happen to another child.