A Port Orange woman having seizures Tuesday was attacked in her bedroom by her dog, which officials said was spooked by the woman's medical condition.

A police report obtained Wednesday stated that the 28-year-old woman's three small children — ages 7, 9 and 10 — ran over to a neighbor around 5:03 p.m., yelling that their mother was having seizures and being attacked by her dog.

The neighbor ran into the home on Landis Avenue and found the woman in her bedroom closet curled in a fetal position with the 60-pound pit bull mix latched to her neck, police said.

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The neighbor, who is familiar with the animal, called out to it and the dog turned to look at him, then went back and latched to woman's neck again, officers wrote in their report.

The dog would not allow Port Orange firefighters to help the woman and the neighbor managed to remove the dog from the woman so she could be helped, police said.

Fire paramedics immediately tried to suture the wounds on the right side of the woman's neck, who was bleeding profusely, the report said.

The victim was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center.

Rescue workers assisting the woman and transporting her to the hospital said the dog became agitated by the woman's seizures and attacked her, authorities said.

The woman's fiance told police they purchased the dog from an acquaintance two months ago after the dog escaped from its previous owners and was returned by Port Orange Animal Control.





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