Parents challenge refusal to investigate alleged pitbull attack on son

The parents are unhappy with the authorities' responses and in their High Court action claim that the 1986 Control of Dogs Act is flawed and unconstitutional.

The parents of a young boy allegedly attacked by a pitbull dog at a house he was visiting have brought a High Court challenge over the authorities' refusal to investigate the incident.

The court heard the boy suffered severe facial injuries, requiring immediate emergency surgery, in an incident that occurred late last year.