Brighton toddler attacked by fox

A three-year-old boy was attacked by a fox in Brighton on Saturday, reports The Sun.

Jake Jermy was bitten on the arm during a party at Dorothy Stringer High School at midday on Saturday. It is understood that the boy stroked the tail of the animal which was sticking out from under a building.

He was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton where he was treated and released.

The boy’s father, Sam Jermy, said: “Jake was at a private party on Saturday at a Brighton pre-school, While playing in the grounds of the pre-school Jake reached under a shed for what he thought was a pink ball but he disturbed a fox which bit him on the arm.

“The bite has been treated at the hospital and we are pleased to say Jake has been making a good recovery and appears to be his normal happy self.

“We would like to express that we feel it was not the fault of the fox or Jake but an unfortunate event. We would now like to focus on the recovery of our brave boy.”

The Sun has quoted an RSPCA Spokesman as saying: “The child had approached the fox. The fox had not approached the child. The child had touched the fox’s tail and was bitten. Fox attacks are rare.”

The incident comes off the back of a viscious fox attack in Hackney, East London, which resulted in nine-month-old twins Isabella and Lola Koupparis being hospitalised as a result of their injuries. Both have since been released.

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Posted by Joseph Lewis on June 21, 2010. Filed under Brighton and Hove News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry