Doctor: Boy Not Mutilated by Dog

Jurors learn in court how much surgery was needed to save a baby who prosecutors say was mutilated by his mother.

The chairman of pediatric surgery at University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine appeared before the witness stand on Wednesday morning in the trial of 28-year-old Katherine Nadal, who has been charged with injury to a child.

The doctor operated on then 5-week-old Holden Gothia after the boy's genitals were found mutilated by emergency responders. He said during testimony that the injuries that Gothia suffered were not consistent with a dog attack.

The presiding judge insisted that images from the surgery be shown only to the jury and not to others in the courtroom because of their graphic nature.

Testimony on Tuesday revealed that first responders were not able to distinguish whether Holden Gothia was a boy or a girl because of the damage done to his genitals.

The boy survived the attack, but his mother faces live in prison if convicted.

Nadal insists the family dog caused the injuries on her son.

The trial is expected to end within the week.