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Posted by: SOT

This is absolutely F'd up...the kid's foot was EATEN OFF and didn't know it because he couldn't feel it.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- The mother of a 4-year-old boy whose foot was mauled by the family's pit bull puppy was charged with child endangering, authorities said Saturday.

Martina Jennings, 23, took her son to a hospital Friday because his foot was bleeding and told authorities she saw blood on the dog's face and chest, Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon said. The foot was amputated.

The boy has no feeling below the waist because of spina bifida, so he did not know the dog was biting him, Skeldon said. Spina bifida is a defect that occurs when the backbone and spinal cord do not close before birth.

The black-and-white puppy was destroyed. Skeldon said he questioned the puppy's ability to cause so much damage because its teeth weren't mature.

Jennings was being held in the Lucas County jail on the felony charge.

The phone rang unanswered at Jennings' home Saturday; it was unclear whether she had retained an attorney.

Posted by: justanotherparatrooper

Am I the only one thinks that theres more to this story?

Posted by: kttref

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Originally Posted by justanotherparatrooper

Am I the only one thinks that theres more to this story?

I agree...It seems a bit odd to me. Granted, the mother is 23...

Posted by: NewEngland2007

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Originally Posted by kttref

I agree...It seems a bit odd to me. Granted, the mother is 23...

Still, you'd think even a teenaged mom would know enough to not let the dog eat the kid's foot.

Posted by: EXTRACOP

I don't think the mothers age is the problem. I think it's the lack of supervison of a disabled child. Its just sad!

Posted by: kttref

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Originally Posted by NewEngland2007

Still, you'd think even a teenaged mom would know enough to not let the dog eat the kid's foot.

Yeah you would think. It's a damn shame regardless. This poor kid can't do anything for himself and where are the parents?

Posted by: JoninNH

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Originally Posted by EXTRACOP

I don't think the mothers age is the problem. I think it's the lack of supervison of a disabled child. Its just sad!

Exactly... but I too think there is more to this story...

Posted by: EXTRACOP

There usually is but we will must likely never know.

Posted by: SOT

ummm she's 23 not 13

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Originally Posted by NewEngland2007

Still, you'd think even a teenaged mom would know enough to not let the dog eat the kid's foot.

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