UPDATE: 3-year old boy bitten in the face by pit bull - WALB.com, Albany News, Weather, Sports

UPDATE: 3-year old boy bitten in the face by pit bull

Posted: Updated:
Jadyn's mother says she's thankful he's alive Jadyn's mother says she's thankful he's alive
Jadyn Fields bit by his aunt's pit bull Jadyn Fields bit by his aunt's pit bull
Family says their other pit bulls are gentle dogs but not the one that bit Jadyn Family says their other pit bulls are gentle dogs but not the one that bit Jadyn
  • More WALB News10 HeadlinesMore News Headlines

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:24 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:24:32 GMT
    Dougherty County Police are investigating a rash of entering auto thefts in the West region of the county. They hope you can identify one suspected thief caught on camera. Take a look at the young man
    Dougherty County Police are looking for a young man captured on surveillance video using a stolen debit card.
  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:58 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:58:07 GMT
    Teachers and parents have new resources to help kids deal with major issues such as bullying, depression, and obesity. Now kids and educators have the power to make a difference. Officials with Phoebe's
    Teachers and parents have new resources to help kids deal with major issues such as bullying, depression, and obesity. Now kids and educators have the power to make a difference. Officials with Phoebe's Network of Trust highlighted those resources at a special luncheon Wednesday.
  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:49 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:49:05 GMT
    Hundreds of kids with the Lee County school system celebrated their last day of school Wednesday with free sports physicals.
    Hundreds of kids with the Lee County school system celebrated their last day of school Wednesday with free sports physicals.
ALBANY, GA (WALB) -

A three-year-old boy is recovering Monday night after a pit bull bit him in the face Sunday afternoon.

Jadyn Fields was playing outside when a male pit bull attacked him in the backyard of his grandmother's house.

He was transported to Phoebe where he received more than 30 stitches in his face.

Right after the attack his father shot and the killed the dog, who belonged to the aunt.

"He chased the puppy and by the time he got out there he had jumped on him and I was just coming down the stairs and I dropped the clothes and ran. By the time I ran he had fought him off and he was running to me saying mommy mommy he jumped on my he bit me," says Jadyn's mother LaShunda Fields.

Jadyn is home from the hospital, recovering from the attack. No charges will be filed. Officials say the child did receive a rabies shot Sunday night and they're examining the dog to see if it had rabies.

Copyright 2012 WALB.  All rights reserved.