Child Hospitalized After Dog Bite

Wednesday,  November 25, 2009 12:45 PM

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A child was hospitalized Wednesday after being bitten by a family dog, 10TV News reported.

The child, a 1-year-old girl, was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital shortly after noon with lacerations and bites to her head and face.

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The girl was bitten inside her home, in the 4000 block of Lynward Road on the west side.

The injuries were non life-threatening, 10TV News reported.

Police and animal control responded and the family voluntarily surrendered the dog.

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