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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

Eleven-year-old boy mauled by a pack of pit bulls shares comforting update from hospital bed

Ericka Gilstrap

An 11-year-old Georgia boy is recovering in the hospital after a pack of pit bulls viciously ripped half of his ear and 80 per cent of his scalp.

Justin Gilstrap has already undergone five surgeries following the pit bull attack on 6 January in Appling, a census-designated place near Augusta. Justin, who was riding a bike at the time of the incident, was dragged into a ditch by three dogs, the Augusta Chronicle reported.

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