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5-Year-Old Ohio Boy Killed By Pet 'Wolf'

Saturday, October 21, 2000

CINCINNATI — A pet 100-pound gray canine, described as 85 percent wolf,

killed a 5-year-old boy Saturday in an attack in the backyard of his

grandmother's rural home, authorities said.

Chief Jim Hughes of the Miami Township Fire Department said the boy

apparently died at about 9:30 a.m. of several bite wounds. A relative shot

the female animal to death almost immediately, the chief said.

 

The boy, who had been visiting his grandmother, wandered into the area where

the animal was chained before any adults realized what had happened, Hughes

said.

 

The youngster was identified as Oberem Burgin, of Cincinnati, in a release

from Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis. The sheriff said the case would

remain under investigation to determine if any criminal charges would be

filed.

 

The fire chief said his station was just across the street from the home and

emergency units were on the scene right after they were contacted.

 

" The boy was just barely alive when we arrived — I could detect a faint

heartbeat, " he said.

 

Hughes said that because the home was in a non-zoned rural area, there were

no legal restrictions against keeping the hybrid as a pet as long as it

remained chained.