It is alleged the dog escaped from its enclosure and jumped over the fence into the neighbour's premises where the young boy was playing alone. It bit him severely on the neck and chest.
A pit bull mauled an 8-year-old boy to death at his home in Vista Park near Bloemfontein on Saturday 12 November 2022. Stock photo.Free State police on Sunday said a pit bull had to be shot dead after it mauled to death an eight-year-old boy at his home in Vista Park, Bloemfontein.
It is alleged the dog escaped from its enclosure and jumped over the fence into the neighbour's premises at around 2pm on Saturday. Police spokesperson Lt-Col Thabo Covane said the dog attacked the child, who was playing alone. It bit him severely on the neck and chest. “The police and paramedics were summoned to the scene and the boy was declared dead on the scene. The beast was put to death,” said Covane.After several vicious, deadly attacks there have been mounting calls to ban the breed for domestic purposes.
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