
An unusual and serious incident occurred at the Shirok village school in Suhareka, where a pit bull entered the school premises and attacked several students.
KALLXO.com reported that several students and police officers were injured after being attacked by a dog that had entered the "17 Shkurti" school building in Shiroka, Suhareka.
The police have provided details about the incident, announcing that the case was reported on Wednesday, 22.01.2025, at around 09:50.
"Police patrols responded to the emergency situation, arriving at the school. They noticed a dog inside the school, which had attacked the school students and still posed a potential danger. The dog also attacked the police, but was quickly destroyed - eliminating further danger." - said Vesel Gashi, spokesman for the Prizren Police, to KALLXO.com.
The competent Prosecutor, Regional Investigations in Prizren, and PIK were notified of the incident, and the dog's owner was identified and arrested. The case was initiated as: "causing general danger".
Two of the students who were attacked by the dog, which entered the yard of the "17 Shkurti" Lower Secondary School in Shiroka, Suhareka, were taken to the Prizren Regional Hospital, while two others were treated at the Main Family Medicine Center (MFC) in Suhareka.
This was stated by the principal of the “17 Shkurti” school, Hidajete Bytyqi. According to Bytyqi, the students who were attacked by the dog are from the first, second, fifth and sixth grades. “Two in Prizren and two here in Suhareka.
"They are better, they have overcome it. One case is more serious." - said Bytyqi, on 22.01.2025.
The Chief of Emergency at the Prizren Regional Hospital, Hekuran Veçgishti, said that the two students from the "17 Shkurti" Primary School who were admitted had several wounds on their bodies.
"The wounds have been treated by us. Of them, one has been released, one has been admitted to the Infectious Diseases Department for further treatment," said Veçgishti.
During the long break, students went outside the premises of the "17 Shkurti" school to buy food and then the dog followed them after they returned to school - according to Bytyqi.
"On the way home (after buying food), the dog chased them, all the way to the schoolyard. The child ran away, and he went in with that child. He attacked the girl first. It was the caretakers, but they immediately closed the door. We neutralized it, they didn't let me go out again - until the police arrived," Bytyqi said.
After notifying the Police, Bytyqi said that the Emergency Services also arrived, and the students were very worried and had to interrupt the lesson for everyone. "Yes, we have interrupted (the lesson).
"We released the children, because there is no learning atmosphere," Bytyqi said. Bytyqi said that the parents of the students who were attacked by the dog were very worried and blamed the school staff for the incident.
She confirmed that the "17 Shkurti" school has a school psychologist and has handled the case. Bytyqi added that they have not had any other cases in the past, and as for what happened on Wednesday, 22.01.2025, she assessed it as a "terrible" case.
"The mayor (Bali Muharremaj) went to Prizren, to the hospital to meet the child who is (there)... I visited two (students) at the QKMF in Suhareka, just out of concern. He didn't touch them, I talked to them, they went home. Two went to Prizren. One is more concerned, while a girl, she has a head injury," said Bajselmani.