Dog fatally stabbed by owner after biting young child, injuring her at home near McHenry

Dog Fatally Stabbed By Owner After Attacking Child Near McHenry

A young girl was hospitalized after being bitten by the family dog Aug. 1 at a home in unincorporated McHenry.

Dog fatally stabbed by owner after biting young child, injuring her at home near McHenry

File Photo – McHenry County Sheriff’s Office | Photo: LMCS File A young child was hospitalized after being attacked unprovoked by a dog, which prompted the owners to fatally stab the animal to stop the attack near McHenry, authorities said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 11:58 a.m. on August 1 to the 2700 block of Kashmiri Avenue in unincorporated McHenry for a report of a dog b…

Dog's Owner Fatally Stabs Dog to Stop Attack of Pre-School Girl in Unincorporated McHenry Neighborhood Near the Fox River

McHenry County Sheriff’s Office deputies and McHenry Township Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics responded about 11:58 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2026 to a report of dog bite in the block of 2700 West Kashmiri Avenue in unincorporated McHenry just west of the Fox River. McHenry Co