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No charges as yet against pitbull owner after Gqeberha toddler mauled to death
Police said the owner of the pitbull that mauled a Gqeberha toddler to death last week had not been charged.
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The owner of the pitbull that mauled a Gqeberha toddler to death had not been charged.
Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said the inquest is still under investigation.
POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING
This comes after a three-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pitbull that exited its yard through a broken gate and attacked her while she was playing in the street with other kids on 19 December 2021 in Zwide.
THE LITTLE GIRL WAS BITTEN IN HER NECK AND FACE
“It is alleged that at about 16:20, Simamkele Kovu (3) was playing in Msengana Street near her house when the dog attacked her. The dog was stabbed multiple times by a resident who tried to save the child. She sustained several bite wounds on her neck and face and succumbed to her injuries at the scene,” Naidu said.
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SHE WAS DECLARED DEAD ON THE SCENE
The dog was stabbed to death during the attack.
She said it is further alleged that the dog belonged to a teenager from the same street but was currently out of town at the time of the attack.
IT IS BELIEVED THE PITBULL BELONGED TO A TEENAGER
Police are urging residents to make sure that their property is secured and that their pet canines remain within their secured boundaries.
Last month a four-year-old toddler was so severely injured when a pitbull terrier attacked her that chunks of flesh were ripped from her tiny body.
THE TODDLER SUSTAINED MORE THAN 15 OPEN WOUNDS
Amorey Coetzee (4) sustained more than 15 large open wounds over her body.
What should have been a usual walk to the tuckshop for sweets turned almost deadly for the group of children when a pitbull terrier started attacking them in Krugersdorp on Saturday.
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