12-year-old boy is seriously injured after a pitbull attack in the interior of SP A 12-year-old child was seriously injured after being attacked by a pitbull dog, on Saturday night (1), in the Conjunto Habitacional Planalto Verde neighborhood, in São Carlos (SP). Images obtained by EPTV, a TV Globo affiliate, show the moment the animal attacks the victim and, subsequently, people trying to contain the dog (Watch the video above. The images are strong). ? Follow g1 São Carlos and Araraquara on Instagram The Military Police reported that they were called to Santa Casa de São Carlos, where they spoke with the father of the child, who had been attacked. The man told the police that, after hearing the cries for help, he ran to the location and, using a machete, managed to stop the animal's attacks on his son. 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after a pitbull attack in São Carlos, SP Reproduction MORE NEWS FROM THE REGION: POLITICS: Tebet criticizes 'secret amendments' and says the rise in femicides in SP is inexplicable HOMICIDE: Stepson stabs his stepfather to death and is released for self-defense in the interior of SP VIOLENCE: Young man dies from a stab wound and his father is injured after being attacked in a fight in the interior of SP According to the PM, the victim's father reported that the animal fled towards a forested area, making it possible to later find the dog's owner. Case was registered at the São Carlos Police Station (SP) Brenda Bento/g1 After the incident, the father took his son to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA), but the boy was transferred to the city's Santa Casa, where he was admitted in a serious but stable condition. g1 contacted Santa Casa de São Carlos and the State Secretariat of Public Security (SSP-SP), but did not receive a response until the publication of this report. Child is injured after pitbull attack in São Carlos REVIEW EPTV VIDEOS: See more news from the region on g1 São Carlos and Araraquara