The mother of a nine-year-old boy mauled by two pit bulls last night talked of hearing him scream ‘I don’t want to die’.Arnell Astwood was at her St David’s home on Saturday evening when her son Arnezha asked to play football in their backyard. He was kicking the ball around for five minutes when it flew into some nearby trees.He had to go into the neighbour’s backyard to collect it.Moments later his mother heard him scream out in agony 'Mommy help me. I don’t want to die. It’s going to kill me'.Her son then appeared before her with a flesh wound to the head.Yesterday Ms Astwood and her son spoke to The Royal Gazette about the ordeal, which left Arnezha with scratches and bites to the head, neck, chest and finger.Arnezha said two dogs caused him his injuries.He was taken to the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre and had to take antibiotics and painkillers, before undergoing two hours of surgery on Sunday.He is expected to be off from primary school for ten days.Twenty-two-year-old Gary Blackwell appeared in Magistrates’ Court on Monday and admitted his dog Max, a mixed breed pit bull, was responsible for the attack.Blackwell, of Cove Valley Lane, said Max was one of three dogs he owned and was usually kept indoors. The dog was ordinarily let out on a chain only to be relieved, the court heard.The owner called the attack on Arnezha “a case of bad luck” and apologised to the court saying he was more concerned for the child than his animal.Blackwell was ordered to pay the child’s medical expenses. He is also liable for a fine of up to $10,000 for the attack.It is illegal to keep more than two dogs in a house without permission from the Director of Environmental Protection.Ms Astwood said the dog owner didn’t appear worried at all for the wellbeing of her son after the attack. She said they have not received a formal apology from him since.She said another man who owned the property was cursing, saying the boy shouldn’t have been in their yard.“They never took out time to see how my son was doing. Only the owner’s son showed concern or remorse.”Ms Astwood added: “I don’t have any animosity towards none of them. I am just wondering why they are saying it is just a case of bad luck.”She said she was just thankful her son was alive and well.The dog Max has been seized by the Department of Environmental Protection, along with two other pit bulls an 18-month-old female and a six-month-old male.Arnezha said, despite the attack, he was not afraid of dogs.Asked about his feelings towards Blackwell, he said: “I am not a person that hates people.”