Alexis Douglas was outside a friend 's house when a pitbull attacked her . The Thursday required 50 stitches after the dog mauled her face . She is too afraid to go outside her home without her mother or teachers . The dog 's owner put down the pitbull and escaped any convictions . Edward Powell did not register his dog and the court gave him a $ 1500 fine . Monique Douglas , Alexis 's mother , is outraged with the verdict handed down on five-year-old .
Alexis Douglas was outside a friend 's house when a pitbull attacked her . The five-year-old required 50 stitches after the dog mauled her face . She is too afraid to go outside her home without her mother or teachers . The dog 's owner put down the pitbull and escaped any convictions . Edward Powell did not register his dog and the court gave him a $ 1500 fine . Monique Douglas , Alexis 's mother , is outraged with the verdict handed down on Thursday .