Delaware County Dog Bite Victim Suffers Facial Wounds

Posted on: June 29th, 2012       Attorney Thomas Newell

On April 12, 2011, a Sharon Hill PA resident was bitten in the face by a neighbor’s German Shepherd. According to the Delco Times, a 75 year-old woman was trying to help free the dog after its leash got caught in a fence between 2 yards. Somehow the German Shepherd mistook her act of mercy and attacked her. The PA dog bite victim received medical care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The dog owner faces multiple citations of for violations of the PA Dog Law.