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Owner cited after dogs maul woman
CHICAGO (AP) -- A dog owner has received multiple citations after five pit bulls attacked a woman as she walked along a South Side Chicago street, police said Saturday.
Christian Hidalgo received four citations for each dog, including for failure to give rabies shots and failure to maintain a dangerous animal, police spokes-man Marcel Bright said.
"I feel responsible and I wouldn't try to defend what happened in any way," Hidalgo, 32, said about Thursday's attack. "It's a shame, and I'm extremely disappointed."
Gabriela Munoz-Lopez suffered bites to her face, head and legs in the attack, and she required several stitches at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
She says she's lucky to be alive.
The 32-year-old single mother said she h
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