Dog attack
Strand family in shock after daughter (3) dies after dog attack
Tatum Eksteen was playing in the yard when she was attacked by the family pet.
Melvin Stuurman, 48, was found with multiple dog bites on Friday morning.
It’s understood the child was attacked in the backyard of a tavern at the weekend while her mother was inside the establishment.
Paramedics said the man in his 30s was at a house in the area on Wednesday afternoon when the attack happened.
The owner of two dogs which mauled a little boy to death in Hillview is to assist the child's family with funeral arrangements.
It is believed that the six-year-old was attacked in a road earlier this week. The two animals escaped from their owner’s property.
The dogs were apparently left unleashed by their owner and attacked the children who were playing in the streets.
Emma Murphy and her grandfather Aubrey Murphy sustained severe injuries during a dog attack at their home last month.
Aubrey and Emma Murphy were mauled by two dogs earlier this week.
An Athlone man and his three-year-old granddaughter are recovering in hospital after they were attacked by dogs.
It’s believed two dogs jumped over a wall on Tuesday and attacked the man and a three-year-old girl in Athlone.
It’s understood the woman was walking her rottweiler when it turned on her.
The child sustained severe head injuries in the attack and died at the Oudtshoorn Hospital.
A Piketberg community leader says a 12-year-old girl is lucky to be alive.
The dogs reportedly jumped over a garden fence next to the Vlei where the boy & his cousin were swimming.
There have been a number of recent incidents of young children being attacked and killed by their family dogs.
On Friday, a one-year-old girl died after the family pit bull attacked her at their home in Hermanus.
The SPCA says its statistics show that in most dog attacks, children between these ages are the victims.
The dog has reportedly been put down after the incident occurred at the weekend in Oudtshoorn.