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THE family of a retired Claxton Bay policeman is counting its blessings after he managed to survive a mauling by a neighbour's pitbull over the weekend and won't be pressing charges.

At his Ramsawak Road, Cedar Hill Road home on the morning of November 10, O'neil Sookhoo, 62, struggled to walk and stay upright.

"I really can't talk right now," he told Newsday as his wife, Sherry Sookhoo, 53, helped him back into bed.