PUTRAJAYA: Nine-year-old Mohd Hazman Khan Seh Zaidi, who was mauled by a large dog on Friday, was discharged from the Putrajaya Hospital yesterday.
“He was discharged at 4.30pm and is now resting at home.
“However, he still can’t speak. I can see that he wants to but he can’t,” his father Seh Zaidi Seh Hashim said.
He said his son must return to the hospital next week for follow-up treatment.
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SMALL MOUTHFULS: Masitah feeding Mohd Hazmna at his Putrajaya Hospital bed Monday.
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The Year Three student underwent an eight-hour surgery after a dog mauled him near his house in Taman Putra Perdana, Puchong.It is believed that the dog is a Rottweiler.
Mohd Hazman received 140 stitches on his head and 40 more on his body.
Seh Zaidi, who works in a factory in Shah Alam, said he was considering legal action against the dog owner.
“This is not the first time it has happened. My neighbours told me that the dog has bitten other people before, including children. Yet, no action was taken against the owner,” he said.
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CANINE SUSPECT: A Veterinary Services Departmnet personnel restraining the dog which is believed to have attacked Mohd Hazman.
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Earlier at the hospital, Mohd Hazman’s mother, Malaysian Authority Highway staff Masitah Saaid, said her son was suffering from nightmares as a result of the attack.“He took a bit of porridge in the morning and he can walk and sit up a bit. But he’s still in a lot of pain,” she said from the bedside where she had kept vigil over her firstborn.
Also at the hospital to visit Mohd Hazman was Sepang District Council member Datuk Marsum Paing, who told reporters that a dog was seized from its owner and sent to the Veterinary Services Department in Shah Alam.
It was found that the owner had not applied for any licence to keep the dog, he added.
“The dog we took from the owner’s house has a licence but it has been registered under a different name. It seems to have been bought over from a previous owner.''
He added that he had gone with police and department officials to the dog owner’s house following the incident.
The dog, said Marsum, would be kept at the department for 10 days before the authorities decide on the next course of action.