A young Hanceville girl, who was attacked by a dog last Friday at an apartment complex, has been released from medical care and is now recovering at home.
According to WBRC 6, Delyla McCay, 9, received dozens of stitches on her face and backside following an attack from a blue heeler.
The incident occurred when McCay and her 13-year-old sister, McKenzie, were sitting outside the apartment building they lived in, waiting for their father to pick them up. While the two were seated, another child walked near them with the dog on a leash. Despite the restraint, the animal was able to bite into McCay's face and wouldn't let go. Per McKenzie, the child holding the leash "got scared and dropped it." An older teenager then attempted to step in and get the dog off Delyla, which then attacked the girl for a second time.
Katie McCay, the two sisters' mother, spoke about the attack on her daughter.
“I’ve never dealt with nothing like that in my life, and I just wouldn’t wish it on anybody,” McCay told WBRC. “She’s the sweetest kid in the whole world. Anybody that knows my child — ‘cause there’s a lot of people that ask, ‘What was she doing to the dog? Was it provoked?’ My kid was just sitting there. She’s so sweet.”
“I feel a lot of anger now,” she continued. “For a few days it was crying and now I’m pretty angry."
"It’s hard for everybody. It’s hard all around because I know that they probably feel terrible," McCay added.
Delyla’s family has set up a GoFundMe to assist with the child's hospital bills.
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