Police arrested a 32-year-old woman on suspicion of felony child abuse after her pitbull bit two people, including a minor, earlier this month in Fountain Valley, police said Thursday.
Around 10:14 p.m. on June 1, officers responding to Brookhurst Street and Talbert Avenue found a man and minor with dog bite injuries. The minor, described only as older than 10, suffered severe injuries, Police Sgt. Henry Hsu said.
The victims were transported to a local trauma center. Their current conditions were not available on Thursday. A pitbull described as vicious by police later was euthanized by Orange County Animal Control, Sgt. Hsu said.
Jessica Gallegosparrilla was arrested on a charge of felony child abuse on June 6. Two days later, she was charged with two additional felony counts of mayhem and assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and pleaded not guilty, court records show.
Details on the circumstances of the attack and the relationship between Gallegosparrilla and the two victims were not released, pending an ongoing investigation, police said.