7-Year-Old Boy's Eyes In South Jakarta Bitned By Dogs, Owners Change Medical Costs

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JAKARTA The video on social media shows a 4-year-old child being bitten by a dog until he has an eye wound.

Kebayoran Lama Police Chief Kompol Widya Agustiono confirmed the incident. The incident occurred during Eid al-Adha, June 17, 2024.

Kompol Widya also said that if the victim refused to make a report, because the dog owner would be responsible for the victim's medical treatment.

"The victim's family did not make a report. According to RT and RW information, the dog owner wants to be responsible. We have checked the report," Agustiono said when confirmed, Friday, June 21.

Widya continued, the attack on a dog on a child began when the victim wanted to see the sacrificial animal in the prayer room near his house. Arriving at the scene, the dog suddenly appeared and immediately gave up the 7-year-old boy.

When passing in front of one of the residents' house, the child looked at the dog owner's yard. Then suddenly the victim was attacked from inside the yard," said Kompol Widya.