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Walter Roach of Miramar, Florida was reportedly sent to the hospital after a pit bull attack, sources indicate. The attack came just a day after Miami-Dade commissioners decided to include a vote on whether to lift their ban on pit bull ownership. Reds, the dog in question, was taken from Steve White, his 22-year-old owner, following the alleged attack. Walter Roach, 77, required treatment at Memorial Hospital Pembroke following the incident, where he was reportedly kept overnight on Wednesday. It is not clear whether Mr. Roach is seeking the services of a personal injury lawyer.

According to news reports, the alleged dog bite attack occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday in the 8600 block of Shearton Drive in Miramar. Roach reportedly told investigators that he was walking in the area, which is near his residence, when he was approached by three unsupervised pit bulls. The pit bulls were reportedly not on leashes and not accompanied by an owner. One of the pit bulls, 4-year-old Reds, attacked Roach, biting his back, right leg, and left arm. Reports do not mention how Roach was able to escape the attack.

After the altercation, Roach was transported to Memorial Hospital Pembroke, where he was treated with 24 stitches for his non-life threatening injuries. He was quoted calling the dog that attacked him "vicious" and "dangerous." It is not clear whether he has already been released from Memorial Hospital.

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Animal control authorities euthanized West Palm Beach, FL dog after it attacked four people on Thursday, according to reports. The dog was classified as vicious after the attacks, which made it ineligible for domestic ownership, and was euthanized after being taken into custody. No charges have yet been filed against the owner, who was apparently violating several dog ownership requirements.

The incident report indicates that on Thursday at approximately 6 p.m., the dog attacked its' owner and its' owner's grandmother before biting a 13-year old girl's arm on the 1300 block of 13th St in West Palm Beach. The dog was reportedly a cane-corso mix, which is a large and muscular variety of the pit bull. It is not clear whether the dog had attacked anyone before this incident. Pit bulls can be notoriously antagonistic, especially when not cared for or socialized properly early in life.

Someone called authorities, who responded to the scene along with paramedics. The 13-year-old girl required immediate treatment for her injuries, but the two women did not require medical attention. It was not immediately clear what relationship the child had to the owner of the dog and whether she lived at the residence.

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As was reported in my last entry, Roy McSweeney was attacked in Gainseville, Florida by two vicious pitbulls. This entry is being published after more information has come to our attention about this case.

According to news reports, the pitbulls were living at a neighbors house and were supposedly locked in a kennel or cage while the owner was away from the home. Somehow, the pitbulls were able to escape from their cages, they jumped the fence, and attacked McSweeney as he did yardwork on his own property.

The owner of the home told a local news agency that the pitbulls belonged to a friend. She also said she was not home at the time of the attack and has no idea how they dogs were able to escape from their kennel. (Photo credit: NYDailyNews)

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Roy McSweeney was the victim of a horrible dog attack near Gainesville, Florida last Friday morning. According to news reports, McSweeney, age 74, was doing yard work when the dogs jumped a fence and attacked him.

News reports are not clear about where the dogs came from or who their owner is. Were the dogs roaming the street and did they jump McSweeney's fence OR were they fenced in their owner's yard and jump their own fence to attack McSweeney?

Either way, McSweeney is an elderly man who did not deserve to be mauled so horrifically. As a result of the attack, McSweeney has lost his right arm and has also sustained severe injuries to his face.

As an injury lawyer, I can tell you that this case is no run-of-the-mill dog bite case. This case is extremely serious and Roy McSweeney is most likely entitled to some very hefty financial compensation for his injuries, disability, pain and suffering. (Photo credit: News 4 WJXT Jacksonville))

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