Child killed by dog: “I heard screams and moans,” said one neighbor – Europe1

A child has died of his wounds Friday after being bitten by a young american staffordshire terrier in Epfig in Bas-Rhin. The dog, who belong to the family and was attached, according to the first elements of the investigation, tackled the little boy who did not survive. “I heard screams and moans, I am appalled by what happened,” reflects, in shock, a neighbor of the bereaved family in Epfig in Bas-Rhin.

The dog euthanized. Contacted yesterday by Le Parisien, the grandfather of the victim felt “horrible” what happened. At the time of the tragedy, the dog was tied to the grandparents of the owner. The master, cousin of the mother of the child, regularly confided to his grandmother when he was away for work. The local mayor, Jean-Claude Mandry took last night an order to euthanize the animal causing the death of the little boy. “An order for euthanasia was taken within 48 hour, under Council of the gendarmerie, the SPA, after the dog was examined,” said he said on France Info, adding that “the animal had never been a problem. “