TMP Reports
Posted: Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:28 pm

Neighbors saved two brothers from being mauled by a pit bull dog Monday afternoon near the home, a sheriff’s deputy reported.

Brothers David Isacc Smotherman, 12, and his brother, Zebulan, 8, of Cotton Court were playing football outside on Rabbit Road when a pit bull attacked them, Deputy Elias Hernandez reported. The pit bull bit David on his right hand, breaking the skin.

“The dog then attacked 8-year-old Zebulan, knocking him to the ground,” Hernandez reported. “The dog then bit him on the left buttock and again on the right arm above the elbow.”

Neighbors Julianna Oberkirsch and her son got the dog away from the children.

The boys’ mother told Hernandez she planned to take her sons to the emergency room for treatment. Animal Control officers will follow up with the owner.