Family dog kills Australian toddler
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A two-year-old Australian boy has been mauled to death at his grandmother’s house in a savage attack by a mastiff cross dog, sparking a vow to review dangerous dog laws.
The tragedy unfolded on Sunday afternoon in southwestern New South Wales state, when the boy went outside to get an ice-cream from a back fridge and the dog, a family pet, followed.
It was not clear what sparked the attack. The boy’s mother and grandmother both desperately tried to pull the dog off the child but to no avail, with the boy suffering severe head injuries.
“The child’s grandmother, aged 70, intervened but was unable to release the child. The child’s mother arrived and fought the dog off the boy,” police said. “He and his grandmother were taken to Deniliquin Hospital ... but he died a short time later. The older woman has been treated for exhaustion, bruising and abrasions.”
The dog, not usually considered a dangerous breed, was captured and put down.
New South Wales state Premier Barry O’Farrell said he would review regulations covering dangerous dogs while Prime Minister Kevin Rudd vowed any support needed.
“I’m all ears in terms of anything any level of government wants by way of support, on practical levels, to control wild dogs,” said Rudd, who faces national elections in five weeks.
“We await those requests. All I can say is that this is horrible, absolutely horrible.”
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