A terrible tragedy has unfolded in the small town of Eboli, Italy. Two pit bulls burst into a yard and attacked a 13-month-old baby and his uncle. The child did not survive.
A terrible tragedy took place in the town of Eboli, in the south of Italy. A 13-month-old child was killed by two pit bulls. The events took place last Monday, April 22: around 8 a.m., the baby and his uncle were in the courtyard of the family home when the two dogs burst in. In a testimony published in the columns of the media Fanpage.ittaken up by our colleagues from France Livethe child’s uncle says he was knocked down by one of the canines before they attacked the child.
Alerted by the cries, family members arrived in the courtyard and we tried to push the two dogs away. “We hit the pit bulls with sticks and after a while I managed to lock one of the two dogs in a room, but the other was completely crazy,” explains a relative who witnessed the scene. The animal was eventually subdued. Too late: the child succumbed to his injuries.
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The uncle was injured in the leg while trying to rescue his nephew: “They killed him by manhandling him like a common doll. The dogs were completely crazy,” the latter recounts in the press. The baby’s mother was also injured.
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According to the first elements of the investigation, the two dogs belonged to the neighborhood: “They are two brothers, and they killed their father some time ago”. Their owners have been notified. The two pit bulls were placed in a shelter. An autopsy must soon be carried out on the child’s body.