12-year-old airlifted, woman seriously injured in Hillsdale County three-dog attack
Authorities said three pit bull/mastiff mixes escaped an enclosure; the adult rescuer’s intervention likely saved the child’s life.
Incident summary
Michigan State Police said dogs escaped an enclosure and attacked a 12-year-old girl near Mosherville Road; her 31-year-old cousin intervened and was also badly injured. The child was airlifted and both victims suffered severe injuries. Four dogs from the property were later surrendered and euthanized. On Sept. 23, WTVB reported that Hillsdale County Prosecutor Jamie Wisniewski said 17 misdemeanor/ordinance counts had been filed against dog owner Holley Krasnodemski: five stray-dog counts, six unlicensed-dog counts and six county animal-ordinance counts alleging failure to vaccinate. WTVB reported an Oct. 27 arraignment date and said prosecutors did not charge under Michigan’s dangerous-animal statute because investigators found no recorded prior bite or attack history establishing prior knowledge of dangerousness. The charges are allegations, not convictions. Earlier state-police reporting described three dogs as involved in the attack, while the Sept. 23 follow-up described four dogs as escaping; BiteDB retains the earlier involved-dog count pending clearer reconciliation.
WTVB reported Sept. 23 that Hillsdale County Prosecutor Jamie Wisniewski said charges were filed against owner Holley Krasnodemski: five stray-dog counts, six unlicensed-dog counts and six county animal-ordinance counts alleging failure to vaccinate, with arraignment scheduled for Oct. 27 in 2B District Court. WTVB reported prosecutors did not bring a dangerous-animal charge because the state-police investigation found no recorded prior bite or attack history establishing prior knowledge of dangerousness. These are pending allegations/ordinance charges, not convictions or final findings.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
CBS Detroit reported Michigan State Police described three mixed-breed pit bull/mastiff dogs that escaped from a kennel and attacked a 12-year-old girl and a woman. A prosecutor follow-up said four dogs were later surrendered and euthanized.
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- 12-year-old girl, woman injured during dog attack in Hillsdale County, police sayCBS Detroit initial report citing Michigan State Police · 2026-07-13
- Prosecutor: Dogs responsible for attack on Hillsdale Co. woman, young cousin have been euthanizedWILX prosecutor follow-up · 2026-07-14
- WTVB — Charges filed in connection to July dog attack in Hillsdale CountyLocal follow-up citing Hillsdale County Prosecutor Jamie Wisniewski / criminal and ordinance case status · 2026-09-23
What BiteDB does not infer
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