'The dog tore the face off him,' says father of boy, 8, attacked by dog in Limerick

The Flynn family’s afternoon stroll in the park turned into a nightmare when the dog latched onto the boy’s face when he tried to pet the animal

Limerick boy, Jackson Flynn pictured after getting 30 stitches in his face. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A father of a boy who was savaged by a dog in Limerick, today spoke of the horror which left his son with 30 stitches to his face.

Joe Flynn, 58, said his son Jackson, 8, is lucky to be alive, after his head was grabbed by a dog and locked in the animal’s jaws last Wednesday.