Noelle Mullin receives a special commendation from LPS Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. (Photo: Lethbridge Police Service)

By Justin Goulet

Lethbridge teen recognized by police for protecting young boy during dog attack

Oct 3, 2022 | 11:17 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A Lethbridge teen has received a special honour from the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS).

On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, two dogs were reported loose in the schoolyard of Dr. Gerald B. Probe Elementary School in west Lethbridge. The LPS said that an eight-year-old boy was attending a summer camp on the school grounds at the time when he was bitten in the face by one of the dogs.

Police say a 17-year-old teen working at the camp was also bitten on the arm when she intervened to try and protect the young boy. Both were taken to hospital by ambulance and treated for their injuries.

On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Noelle Mullin was issued a special commendation by LPS Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh for “going above and beyond” to help a fellow member of the community.

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The LPS said in a social media post that after saving the boy, “Ms. Mullin had the wherewithal to avoid any mirrors in order to prevent further trauma from the child seeing his injuries.”

“Without her selfless actions that day to stop the attack, the little boy likely would have sustained further injuries,” read the post.

The owner of the dogs was charged under the City of Lethbridge’s Dog Control Bylaw 5235 with two counts of a dog running at large, two counts of failure to license a dog, and one count each of a dog biting a person and a dog injuring a person.

The name of the dog owner has not been released.

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by Justin Goulet

Lethbridge teen recognized by police for protecting young boy during dog attack

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