Horror Snapchat selfie shows moment raging dog savages boy, 11, as he tries to photograph beast
This incredible photo captures the moment a raging dog attacked an 11-year-old boy as the youngster attempted to take a Snapchat selfie with the beast.
The cameraphone has caught the exact moment raging canine Digby turned and sank his teeth into the terrified youngster's face.
Digby can be seen with his mouth open leaning in towards the child, who cannot be named, just a split-second before burying his teeth into the 11-year-old's cheek.
The child was left screaming in agony after the dog, a Husky, German Shepherd and Bullmastiff who had attacked another youngster previously, bit his face on January 9.
After the attack, the child was raced to hospital where he was left needing 21 stitches and numerous follow-up trips to see medics.
Last week Digby's owner, Stuart Harris, 45, pleaded guilty to having a dog dangerously out of control at Chelmsford magistrates' court in Essex.
Magistrates heard that he had attacked another child before and ordered that him to be put down.
A petition appealing the order has attracted more than 1,400 signatures after with many supporters claiming the animal was provoked.
The parents of the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, angrily hit back, saying: "It has already been a traumatic experience for my son but now this has become public on the internet and social media, we are having to re-live this nightmare all over again.
"To make matters worse, there have been vile comments made by people who have not even read the court report.
"The dog was comfortable in the presence of my son as he had been invited over to the Harris house on many occasions.
"Contradictory to some comments made, my son did not poke his phone in the dog's face, put his arm around him or put his face right into the dog's - it attacked without warning."
The boy was friends with the Harris' son and the pair had planned on going swimming when they visited Harris' house in Chelmsford on the day.
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