A 7-year-old Minnesota girl is recovering after she was attacked by a pack of dogs while walking home from school last week.
Sumaya Farah Ali had just gotten off the school bus and was walking through the neighborhood of St. Paul was with his mother Thursday afternoon when about five dogs descended on the couple, KARE 11 reported.
Sumaya’s mother fought off the dogs for several minutes before passers-by managed to scare them off – but not before Sumaya suffered injuries to her face, ears and legs.
“I looked at the little girl and saw blood on her face. That’s when I realized what my son was saying,” said neighbor John Albert when his own 13-year-old son came home and said there was a large group of dogs outside.
Usually, Sumaya’s mother, Sacadiya, would walk home with Sumaya and her sister, Munira, the family said.
Sumaya Farah Ali was attacked by five dogs in St. Paul on Thursday. gofundme Sumaya Farah Ali suffered injuries to her face, ears and legs. gofundme
Last week, however, Munira was in hospital recovering from surgery for a heart defect, they explained.
Sumaya, Munira, their mother, as well as her siblings and brother just arrived in St. Paul four months ago, so Munira could have surgery, the family’s GoFundMe said.
“She doesn’t think she can save them both…She doesn’t know how she can live with these dogs if they aren’t caught,” Sumaya’s younger brother, Abdiaziz Ahmed told KARE11 about their sister. and the difficulties of the stepmother.
The girl and her mother were walking together in the neighborhood of St. Paul they were when the attack happened. KARE11
“Sumaya was injured and had pieces of her nose, ear and thigh bitten off. Doctors can graft as best as possible,” explains GoFundMe.
Pictures on the fundraising page show Sumaya lying with stitches and bandages on her nose and ear, with one eye swollen shut.
The family is now trying to raise $35,000 to see a plastic surgeon who may be able to reduce the little girl’s scars.
The 7-year-old is now recovering at home. KARE11
All five dogs involved in the attack were turned over to St. Louis Animal Control. Paul and the owner are cooperating with authorities, KARE11 said.
On Sunday, Sumaya’s loved ones shared that she is out of the hospital and that the swelling is going down.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the GoFundMe had raised nearly $34,000.
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