2-Year-Old Ala. Boy Mauled to Death by Neighbor's Dogs: 'Tragic Accident'

Mar. 15, 2025

Mark Alan Partain.Photo:GoFundMe

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Two of the dogs belonged to Mark Alan’s neighbor, who told the outlet that the dogs are a husky and a German shepherd mix.

The dog owner, Ricky Clark, told WAAY he was alerted when he heard Mark Alan’s father yelling for help.

“He was laying on the ground there in front of the dog pen, and he wasn’t moving or nothing and the gate was open,” Clark told the station.

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In aFacebookpost, the boy’s mother, Kayla Hughey Partain, says she doesn’t blame anyone.

“There will be a full investigation but it looks as if this was just a very tragic accident with no one to be held at fault,” she wrote in the post.

AGoFundMestarted to raise money for the family has raised over $21,000.

source: people.com