Police: Lab mix attacks 5-year-old, mom

LELAND, NC (WWAY) — A mom and her young child are recovering from a dog attack.

Leland Police said it happened on Monday just before 9 a.m. on Provincial Drive. Police said a man walking a lab mix on a leash when he passed the mom and child. The mom was getting help with a neighbor with a flat tire and the neighbor also had a dog. Police said when the dogs started barking, the child went to where the dogs were and the lab mix attacked. The mom and child were treated and released from New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Police said the dog is now in quarantine and will be euthanized. They said the owner did not want the dog back after the incident, but the animal was up-to-date on all vaccinations.