Mum handcuffed young son and watched pit bull grab him by the throat 'like a chew toy'

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3 days ago

A mum has been jailed after her six-year-old son was brutally attacked by a dog while restrained and unable to defend himself.
Angelina Williams, 28, handcuffed her son's wrists and ankles as a punishment for refusing to pick up dog waste with his bare hands while on a trip to Savannah, Ohio.
She was attempting to tie him to a chair when he fell on the ground. The pit bull belonging to the homeowner, Robert Michalski Jr, then clamped on to the youngster's throat and refusing to let go.
Judge Dave Stimpert at Ashland County Common Pleas Court criticised the mum's actions, stating she had let her son be used as a "chew toy" by the dog, the Mirror reports.
He sustained serious injuries, including deep lacerations to his neck. Photographs shown to the court depicted heavy bruising on his face and neck. The judge added: 'That dog tried to rip out his throat. I'm not sure that there are words that adequately describe it.'
Michalski is said to have fled the scene with the dog in the aftermath of the incident, to try to prevent authorities from seizing it.
Williams pleaded guilty in May 2025 to kidnapping, obstruction of justice, possessing criminal tools, and four counts of child endangerment, just days before the scheduled start of her trial. She had been held without bail since being arrested in August last year.
She has now been sentenced to a minimum of 19 years behind bars.
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Prosecutors told the court she had taken her two children - the six-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl - to Ohio, during which she started using restraints as a form of discipline. She handcuffed the children and tied them with ropes, on one occasion sharing a photo online of her daughter in restraints.
In an earlier court appearance, she acknowledged the facts of the case, but claimed ignorance of any wrongdoing. She told the judge: 'I didn't know that the cuffs were illegal... My uncle told me it was OK, and I never meant any harm.'
The young boy made a full recovery, and is being cared for by a legal guardian alongside his sister. Both are receiving proper support and protection.
Two men linked to the case - Michalski Jr. and Taylor Marvin-Brown, who prosecutors have said was in a relationship with Williams - have also been convicted and will be sentenced later this month.