Fourteen-year-old O'Brian Black did not know that his decision to take a nap in an abandoned car in Hartford, Westmoreland, would be his last.

The youngster died at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay on Wednesday evening as a result of injuries he is reported to have sustained from an attack by dogs, as he slept in the old vehicle earlier that day.

Information are that Black was in a Lada close to where the dogs lived in a properly fenced yard. It is believed that the dogs, however, managed to escape. The four animals reportedly went into the car and attacked the teen.

Investigators believe that Black ran when the dogs, which are all crossbreeds, attacked him. He was, however, outnumbered and sustained several bites all over his face and body before collapsing.

A member of the community discovered the unconscious Black at 7:30 a.m. It is reported that while he was in the process of trying to revive him, one of the dogs that was sitting close by launched an attack on him. He sustained several bites and was treated at the Savanna-la-Mar hospital.

Carole Malcolm, Black's aunt, accused the dogs of carrying out previous attacks. "I think they should put away these dogs because it's not the first time these dogs bite up people. Them put people in hospital already," she said. "They also attack people animals, so they are very dangerous."