KOLLAM: Three persons including, a six-year-old boy, suffered injuries after a stray dog attacked a police officer and his family. Inspector Sajeesh Kumar, his wife Rakhi and son Aryan were attacked by the stray dog on Thiruvonam day. The dog attacked the family while they were visiting Sasthamkotta lake.

The dog first attacked Rakhi when she was on the shore. As she was washing the bitten part, the dog came back and bit her son. Sajeesh Kumar got injured while pushing away the dog. The family sought treatment at Medical College, Alappuzha.

In another incident, a stray dog attacked a girl in Wayanad. Sumithra, a student of Government high school, Thariyodu, sustained injuries on her face and thigh. She was walking with her sister to a nearby field when the dog attacked her. The girl is undergoing treatment at the Government hospital, Kalpetta.