Girl, 7, mauled to death in back garden while dog-sitting neighbours Pitbulls
A 7-year-old girl was killed and her mother was left injured after being attacked by their neighbours two Pitbulls in a backyard in Garner, North Carolina on Tuesday, April 27.
The incident happened in the town of Garner on Tuesday afternoon. (Image: CBS 17)
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7-Year-Old Girl Dies After Dog Attack in North Carolina: Horrible Tragedy
On 4/28/21 at 11:57 AM EDT
A child has died and her mother hospitalized after they were attacked by at least one dog in North Carolina on Tuesday.
Police in Garner, the North Carolina town where the incident happened, said in a Facebook post on Tuesday that the 7-year-old and her mother were seriously injured during the attack. The pair were both taken to a WakeMed medical center in Garner for treatment.
The girl died as a result of her injuries, police said on Wednesday in an update on Facebook. The identities of the mother and daughter were not revealed.
7-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Mauled By Neighbor s Pet Dogs, Mother Hospitalized
04/28/21 AT 7:30 AM
A 7-year-old girl died and her mother was hospitalized Tuesday in North Carolina after they were mauled by two dogs.
The girl and her mother were caring for the two pit bulls that belonged to their neighbor. The owner of the dogs was out of town when the incident took place. The dogs reportedly attacked the child and her mother in a backyard of a home in Garner.
The local police said both the victims were taken to a hospital following the attack. While the girl died in the hospital, the mother received treatment and was in a stable condition, the police said, CBS17 reported.
7-year-old dies, mother hurt in dog attack in North Carolina, police say They were watching the dogs for their neighbor when it happened, police said. (Source: WAFB File Photo) By WYFF News Staff | April 28, 2021 at 3:02 PM EDT - Updated April 28 at 3:02 PM
GARNER, N.C. (WYFF) - A 7-year-old girl died and her mother remains in the hospital after they were attacked by two dogs they were watching for a neighbor, according to police.
Reports indicate the mother and girl were helping care for the dogs, two pit bulls, while the owners were out of town, Garner police said.
Police said the two were taken to a hospital where the child died from her injuries and the woman is now in stable condition.
Daughter killed, mother hospitalized after dog attack in N.C.
A 7-year-old girl died on Tuesday after being bitten by a dog in Garner.(Source: WRAL)
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GARNER, N.C. (WRAL) - A 7-year-old girl died on Tuesday after being bitten by a dog in Garner.
The mother and daughter were helping care for two pit bulls while the owners were out of town, according to police.
Police said the attack happened in the owner’s backyard, but the cause of the attack isn’t known yet.
The dogs were seized by Wake County Animal Control and taken to the Wake County Animal Shelter.