Horrifying update a month after girl, 5, was mauled by neighbor's pit bull

A five-year-old woman from Kansas is fighting for her life successful a medically induced coma 1 period aft a pit bull brutally attacked her.

The victim, Aletha, was playing successful her backyard connected October 8 erstwhile her neighbor's dog viciously attacked her - leaving her pinch imperishable encephalon damage. 

The young woman suffered a skull fracture, a surgery collarbone, a surgery rib, and cervix lacerations. She was rushed to Children's Mercy Hospital, wherever doctors put her into a coma after she mislaid important amounts of humor and oxygen. 

A GoFundMe put together by labor astatine Appliance Care Company successful Belton, wherever her father, Thomas Frost works, has been updating nan nationalist connected Aletha's health.

On Tuesday, Aletha's father, reported that doctors are opening to bring Aletha retired of nan medically induced coma.

'There are moments erstwhile her eyes are open. She seems to look astir nan ceiling pinch confusion. She past looks astatine maine arsenic I'm talking to her, and will thereafter slice backmost to rest,' said Frost.

'We are ever hopeful that Aletha will make a beardown recovery. Everyday she makes improvements, moreover if they are mini ones.'

Thomas' woman witnessed nan canine jump complete nan obstruction into their gait and wound down connected Aletha's cervix arsenic she was watching her girl from nan backmost porch.

Brien Pippen, proprietor of ACC, told nan Kansas City Star that nan canine proprietor yet came outside, jumped complete nan obstruction onto Thomas' property, and physically intervened to abstracted nan canine from nan small girl. 

The canine proprietor reportedly pulled nan dog's jaws disconnected nan kid and past threw nan canine backmost complete nan fence.

'Because of nan nonaccomplishment of humor and oxygen, doctors fearfulness Aletha whitethorn person suffered imperishable encephalon damage,' ACC worker Andy Davies wrote connected nan fundraiser page.

Frost earns each of his money done commissions, and he has not near his daughter's broadside successful nan hospital, said Pippen.

'He's nan type of feline that will springiness nan garment disconnected his back,' Davies told Fox 4 KC. 'We knew they'd person a batch of expenses, medical, and astir apt immoderate different worldly arsenic well. So, we conscionable want to thief arsenic overmuch arsenic we can.'

On Oct. 9, Aletha had room to relieve unit connected her encephalon from her injuries, which allowed bosom started beating independently. However, she remained connected a ventilator.

The investigation into nan onslaught is ongoing, and Detective Taylor said circumstantial specifications are not yet available. Police refused to opportunity nan dog's breed, but family members said online that it was a pit bull.

According to metropolis spokesperson Rebecca Gannon, dogs successful Independence are not required to beryllium licensed. 

Since 2017, nan metropolis has had sections successful its codification for 'Aggressive Dogs' and 'Vicious Dogs.' A decade earlier, a 'Dangerous Dogs' ordinance was enacted. 

In August 2023, nan City Council lifted nan pit bull prohibition aft a successful petition and amended nan vulnerable canine regulations.

The caller ordinance prohibits residents from owning aliases allowing vulnerable dogs connected their spot without a yearly permit. 

Conditions see microchipping, spaying/neutering, and unafraid containment. Owners must show a informing motion and person astatine slightest $1 cardinal successful liability insurance.

A canine is classified arsenic vulnerable if it injures a personification aliases different animal, aliases has a anterior fierce designation, though exceptions beryllium for dogs reacting to maltreatment aliases defending humans.

In 2023, 16 dogs were branded aggressive, 14 dangerous, and 4 vicious successful Independence.

The GoFundMe has raised $19,639 for Aletha's aesculapian costs. 

Cash and cheque donations are besides being accepted astatine The Appliance Care Company's store.