Girl in Germany dies after family dog bites her
People at the scene had attempted to pull the Pit Bull Terrier off the girl, but failed to prevent her suffering serious injury
A four-year-old girl has died after being bitten by her family’s pet dog while playing, police and prosecutors in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt reported on Thursday.
The dog was described as an American Stafford, a breed commonly known as the Pit Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire terrier. The report said people at the scene had attempted to pull the dog off the girl, but failed to prevent her suffering serious injury. A doctor called to the scene could only record her death.
The attack occurred in Drosa in the Osternienburger Land municipality on Wednesday afternoon.
An investigation into causing death through negligence has been launched into the 32-year-old mother and a 30-year-old male friend of the family.
Police said the mother was receiving psychological help. The dog has been taken to an animal shelter. Further details were not immediately available.