A pit bull has been shot dead by police as it held a child by the throat and bit the boy several times during an attack in Scarborough Wednesday night. The attack occurred at Conlins Road and Good Road near Morningside and Highway 401. Police responded to the scene and found the dog still holding the child. Paramedics said when they were called to the scene they found a child with multiple bites to the body. The child was taken to a local hospital suffering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
