A recent dog attack in Accra has left a 2-year-old baby in critical condition at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment.
The news of the unfortunate incident, which is said to have occurred on a Monday, was shared by TV3’s Godwin Asediba.
The toddler was attacked by the dog of his father’s employer while sleeping in a mosquito net in the compound of the house where his father works briefly after his mother stepped out to the washroom.
The mother of the toddler, Sarah Aboagye, who recounted the event, noted that she was prompted to check up on her child after she heard him cry for some time.
“I stepped out to use the washroom as my child slept. Shortly, I heard him cry. I thought it was because I had left his side. I came back only to see the dog attacking my baby in the mosquito net where we have been sleeping,” she tearfully narrated.
The father of the baby, Eugene Addo, who cooks and cleans for his boss and also serves as a security man, noted that his boss brought his wife and baby from the Easter Region to Accra due to the long visits to his family.
He also explained that his wife and baby sometimes sleep on the compound due to how hot his room can get.
“My wife sleeps in the same room I have been provided to keep watch of the house as a security guard. Because of the heat, they sometimes sleep on the compound.”
On the incident, he recounted saying, “I saw the dog struggling with my baby so I intervened and picked my child. So I went inside, then noticed things dripping, I thought he had pooped. But then I turned the baby and noticed that parts of his body had been ripped off.”
Per reports, the owner of the dog has failed to fully accept responsibility of the unfortunate incident.
A plastic surgeon at the hospital, Dr Glover Addy, who revealed the current state of the toddler, said: “Both testicles were not there.”
“The anus was also torn off. All the skin around the anal area was all out,” he said, adding that “fortunately, the penis was not touched.”
Now, the doctors are working to help the toddler through surgery but cannot tell if much can be done to secure the release of the baby’s bowel all by himself.
