Dog That Attacked Leander Woman To Be Euthanized

LEANDER, TX — The dog that nearly severed a Leanders's hand in an attack last month will be euthanized, according to a published report.

Citing a court order issued on Tuesday, the Austin American-Statesman reported the two-year-old English bulldog mix named "Link" belonging to a neighbor of the 59-year-old victim pulled her off her home's porch on March 30, seriously injuring her right arm.

The incident occurred along the 200 block of Lauren Loop after the victim fund her neighbor's three dogs, including the English bulldog, in her backyard, police said previously. The attack happened as she called for her neighbor who owns the dogs, Nathan Yanchak, to remove them from her property.

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The woman was rushed to Dell Seton Medical Center for surgery, and has received several skin grafts, according to police.

Yanchak, the neighbor, has since been charged with dog running at large, a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500. The dog will be euthanized Wednesday with help from the Hill Country Humane Society, a Leander spokesman told the Statesman.

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